# AI Power Pact and the Grid | Baton Rouge News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/ai-power-pact-and-the-grid-baton-rouge-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/ai-power-pact-and-the-grid-baton-rouge-news.md Podcast: [Baton Rouge News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259) Published: 2026-07-24T01:18:37+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/50138db2d3c96aad Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/51255bca-94b9-4d3f-a2ec-0ae7e09ae3b9.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/episodes/ai-power-pact-and-the-grid-baton-rouge-news Duration seconds: 121 ## Resource AI’s electric hunger is sparking a national showdown: Trump’s voluntary pledge rallies 23 governors and 200 companies to keep AI growth from jacking up consumer power bills—but critics call it a “Wild West” loophole, while states like Texas, New York, and Florida push back. With grid operators like PJM falling short and a bipartisan bill looming to turn the pledge into law, the race is on to balance innovation with affordability—before the bill’s due. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/50138db2d3c96aad ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/episodes/ai-power-pact-and-the-grid-baton-rouge-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/baton-rouge-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7575259/ai-power-pact-and-the-grid-baton-rouge-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.