
Tony Izzo
127:16 - 127:35
"It is not viable. I agree with Mr. Sims. It's not viable because there's no one's investing to develop it."
“It is not viable. I agree with Mr. Sims. It's not viable because there's no one's investing to develop it.”
- Speaker
- Tony Izzo
- Timestamp
- 127:16 – 127:35
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- August 6, 2026
From the transcript
It is not viable. I agree with Mr. Sims. It's not viable because there's no one's investing to develop it. And, and even places where we know there's some gas and there's a developer who's trying to get going, It isn't happening. So if I can't— from a utility perspective, if I can't put it under contract, it doesn't exist.
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