OpenAI pledges to cover power costs and post financial guarantees after midterm votes

Two days after voters rejected data center projects in midterm elections, OpenAI pledged to cover its own power bills and post financial guarantees for its AI buildout.

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2026-11-06 21:46 · Fortune AI
The midterms didn’t stop the AI buildout. They simply repriced it—and OpenAI is already promising to pay up

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