Small Business Owner
Your operating costs are rising. Your competitors are AI companies.
Fear 1
"My electricity bill is eating into margins I can't afford to lose"
Fear 2
"I can't compete with companies that have AI doing the work of my entire staff"
Fear 3
"My customers are going to AI-powered alternatives and I don't know how to respond"
Fear 4
"I built this business over 20 years and I might lose it to a technology I don't understand"
Your electricity bill has gone up 27% since 2019. Your competitors are using AI to do in hours what takes your team days. Your customers are using AI tools that compete directly with services you provide. And the data center that moved into your county last year is consuming electricity equivalent to 80,000 homes — driving up the grid costs that you and your customers are paying. You are being squeezed from every direction simultaneously.
The AI Power Dividend is not anti-business. It is pro-community business. The Community Power Contribution reduces your operating costs, trains your employees, and upgrades your infrastructure.
The AI Power Dividend is not anti-business. It is pro-community business. The Community Power Contribution from data centers funds direct bill subsidies for small businesses — reducing your operating costs. The 20% AI Job Guild allocation trains local workers in AI skills — giving you access to affordable AI-capable employees. And the local grid investment mandate upgrades the infrastructure your business depends on. Microsoft has already voluntarily committed to paying full power costs and funding workforce training. The AI Power Dividend just makes it mandatory for everyone.
Contact your county commissioner and economic development director using the business owner message template at aipowerdividend.com
Join your local Chamber of Commerce AI working group — or start one
Partner with the AI Job Guild to get AI-trained employees at reduced cost
Share Carlos's Story with other small business owners in your community