Indiana governor signs Trump data center ratepayer protection pledge

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and 22 other governors signed onto the president's pledge to protect utility customers from data center costs.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 349

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago


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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and 22 other governors on Thursday signed onto President Donald Trump’s expanded pledge to protect utility customers from the cost of new, massive data center developments.

Trump first introduced the pledge in March, when he announced major data center builders like Amazon, Google and OpenAI as signatories.

Nearly 200 more stakeholders have joined since.

“President Trump is expanding the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to governors, legislators, developers, and power providers to …

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