Robert Schwartz
63:55 - 64:27
"I've heard enough from the community and there's enough distrust about— how did somebody put it? Well, they're promising us lower electrical rates and there's distrust with that. They don't— they, they won't know until after the fact whether they're actually going to get lower electrical rates because the data center. Um, I'm all for the moratorium. Pause, gather information."
“I've heard enough from the community and there's enough distrust about— how did somebody put it? Well, they're promising us lower electrical rates and there's distrust with that. They don't— they, they won't know until after the fact whether they're actually going to get lower electrical rates because the data center. Um, I'm all for the moratorium. Pause, gather information.”
- Speaker
- Robert Schwartz
- Timestamp
- 63:55 – 64:27
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Petersburg
- Captured at
- September 25, 2026
From the transcript
I understand where the Mazelas are coming from because I'm in the private sector myself, but I've heard enough from the community and there's enough distrust about— how did somebody put it? Well, they're promising us lower electrical rates and there's distrust with that. They don't— they, they won't know until after the fact whether they're actually going to get lower electrical rates because the data center. Um, I'm all for the moratorium. Pause, gather information.
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