Microsoft says it will ask to pay higher electricity bills in areas where it’s building data centers, in an effort to prevent electricity prices for local residents from rising in those areas. The move is part of a broader plan to address rising prices and other concerns sparked by the tech industry’s massive buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure across the United States.

It made five pledges to address concerns that have stymied plans to build out new AI data centers. It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies’ skin — and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities around their data centers.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, plans to invest $20 billion to build a data center called MACROHARDRR in Mississippi. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz reports on the project, as local residents have raised concerns about potential environmental and noise impacts.

Saying he'll push to ensure the facilities won't push up people's electric bills, the president appears to be responding to voter angst.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced

In Arkansas, AVAIO will build a multi‑phase data center campus on a 760‑acre site in Pulaski County, with a $6-billion first phase. The campus, named AVAIO Digital Leo, will feature compute, networking, data‑storage technologies and power infrastructure for cloud and AI applications.

Google, SpaceX and Blue Origin are reportedly racing to develop technology for AI data centers in space, but it will likely be years before we see them rocketing into the sky, experts say.

From Google’s multibillion-dollar campuses to local colocation facilities, Oklahoma is rapidly expanding its cloud and AI infrastructure footprint.