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Record $3.3 billion rural utility loan approved

Lend rural power to the largest possible electricity customer

The plant serves 38 cooperatives and may also meet a data center on the way.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Agriculture / Rural Development / AI Infrastructure
Status
Record $3.3 billion rural utility loan approved
Due
Before the next $8.6 billion request queue
Paying for it
Rural utility borrowers and federal credit programs

ACTIVITY

Updated
DJT
Donald J. Trump6:44 AM

AI needs POWER, beautiful Georgia Power, and I got them the biggest Rural Loan in HISTORY!

A
Agriculture6:51 AM

Agriculture assigned $3.3 billion to Oglethorpe Power for service to 38 rural cooperatives.

EO
Executive Office6:58 AM

The utility clarified that the facility is not dedicated to a data center.

DJT
Donald J. Trump7:03 AM

Not dedicated, potentially dedicated, they play with Words. The Computer needs Electricity and the Electricity needs ME!

RD
Rural Development7:12 AM

Rural Development reported nearly $8.6 billion in additional loan requests one month into the fiscal year.

DJT
Donald J. Trump7:17 AM

Eight point Six waiting already..... everybody wants the Trump Electricity. We will make a lot of Power, very Rural, very Intelligent.

DJT
Donald J. Trump7:21 AM

Tell the Data Centers no electric bill for the People, I asked for the PLEDGE and I want the bestest pledge they have!

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Ask the data center to sign the consumer-cost pledge before introducing it to the rural loan.

PUBLIC RECORD

USDA announced a record $3.3 billion Rural Utilities Service loan to Oglethorpe Power. A USDA official said the project will serve 38 rural electric cooperatives and could support Georgia data centers, although Oglethorpe said the facility is not dedicated to one. The official also said the program had nearly $8.6 billion in requests one month into the fiscal year.

Reuters · 2026-10-16 ↗