The tech giant's new "community first" initiative includes pledges to pay full power costs, reject local tax breaks, and replenish more water than it uses — a response to growing backlash against AI infrastructure expansion.

Microsoft is asking Wisconsin's Public Service Commission to raise the electric rate the company pays for a data center in the state.

Microsoft is asking Wisconsin's Public Service Commission to raise the electric rate the company pays for a data center in the state.

Microsoft is asking Wisconsin's Public Service Commission to raise the electric rate the company pays for a data center in the state.

Microsoft announced Tuesday what it calls a "community first" initiative for its AI data centers, pledging to pay full electricity costs and reject local property tax breaks following months of growing opposition from residents facing higher power bills. The announcement in Washington, D.C. marks a ...