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The AI ratepayer pledge, and which Alaska utilities have signed it

The White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge asks AI companies, utilities and data center developers to commit that new data center load pays for its own generation and delivery instead of shifting the cost onto households. USA TODAY and POWER both describe it as voluntary and non binding. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the governors addendum on July 23, 2026, one of 23 governors. Read live on July 26, 2026 the signatory list showed a single Alaska entity, Cordova Electric Cooperative, a 1,566 customer cooperative that is not connected by transmission line to any other community.

DECIDES · EACH ALASKA ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD, INCLUDING THE RAILBELT COOPERATIVES

How the public reaches this

Alaska's electric cooperatives are governed by boards their own members elect, so a member can ask their board directly whether it intends to sign. A voluntary federal pledge has no public comment docket, which is why this room is indirect rather than open.

Timeline

MAR 4Pledge first signed by seven AI companies at the White House
JUL 23Governors addendum signed, Dunleavy among 23 governors
JUL 26Signatory list read at 281, one Alaska entity on it

Sources

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  1. The White House

    2026-07-26

  2. Republican Governors Association

    2026-07-23

  3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    2026-07-23

  4. POWER Magazine

    2026-07-23

  5. Cordova Electric Cooperative

    2026-07-26

How this decision moved

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  1. 2026-07-26 Tracked. The White House expanded the Ratepayer Protection Pledge on July 23 and 23 Republican governors signed an addendum committing to implement its principles to the greatest extent possible, Dunleavy among them. The pledge itself binds signing companies to five things, build bring or buy new power supply, pay for new delivery infrastructure, pay whether they use the power or not, invest in local jobs, and contribute to grid and community resilience. Both USA TODAY and POWER describe it as non binding. A read of the signatory list on July 26 returned one Alaska name, Cordova Electric Cooperative, and no Railbelt utility.

Articles on this decision

Each of these verified a claim against a document this decision also rests on.

One Line Out. Alaska's One Name on the AI Power Pledge

JULY 26, 2026

Cite this

Alaska AI Docket, The AI ratepayer pledge, and which Alaska utilities have signed it. Tracked since July 26, 2026, last verified July 26, 2026. https://alaskaaihq.com/docket/ratepayer-protection-pledge-alaska-utilities/ · Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. This decision is also available as structured data in the docket JSON, item id ratepayer-protection-pledge-alaska-utilities.

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