In 36 Days, Alaskans Will Decide the State’s Energy Future

September 30, 2024

Make no mistake, the future of the Last Frontier is on the ballot on November 5^th.

With a Presidential election, a race for Alaska’s lone Congressional seat, 40 state House and 10 state Senate seats in play, and two ballot measures being decided, the general election ballot will be jam-packed when voters go to the polls.

And with in-person early voting opening October 21^st, candidates and campaigns will fill the airwaves, stuff mailboxes and inundate online sites with messaging these next three weeks.

As we’ve said all along, energy is on the ballot, and with energy touching every facet of everyday life, who Alaskan voters decide to send to Washington, D.C. and Juneau will shape policies that affect us everywhere. 

Will our elected officials continue to veer down the road of a ‘green’ agenda, with key terms like “renewable portfolio standards”, “sustainability”, “decarbonization” and “all-of-the-above” part of their vernacular, or will common-sense, traditional-energy-based policies return to being the norm? 

Will our federal delegation work to re-authorize some of Alaska’s biggest employment and national-security-enhancing projects (like Pebble, drilling in ANWR’s Coastal Plain and the Ambler Mining District access road), or will those be forever off limits? 

One thing is certain: who Alaskans elect this year matters.  Bank accounts, family incomes, employment opportunities and Alaska’s future generations will be affected by who sits in elected officials’ seats come January, 2025.  Make sure to exercise your right to vote, Alaska.