OpenAI vows to foot energy costs for Stargate

• OpenAI's pledge, in a wider blog post late Tuesday night, follows Microsoft's vow last week to cover electricity costs to shield consumers.

Driving the news: The Sam Altman-led AI firm said the power pledge would be "tailored to the region."

• "Depending on the site, this can range from bringing new dedicated power and storage that the project fully funds, to adding and paying for new energy generation and transmission resources," it said.
• OpenAI and partners have data center sites under development in Texas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

State of play: The post touts existing efforts, like OpenAI's partners working with WEC Energy Group in Wisconsin to underwrite power investment with a dedicated electricity rate.

What we're watching: How tech giants work with regulators, power companies and grid managers in different regions.

• PJM, which oversees the nation's largest grid, faces political pressure to speed new generation without sticking consumers with the bill.