Arthur Miller
124:10 - 125:12
"we're estimating, depending on which structure is put in place, anywhere between $29 an MCF to over $40, even up to $60, depending on the structure. So it is expensive."
“we're estimating, depending on which structure is put in place, anywhere between $29 an MCF to over $40, even up to $60, depending on the structure. So it is expensive.”
- Speaker
- Arthur Miller
- Timestamp
- 124:10 – 125:12
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- September 10, 2026
From the transcript
Those solutions, however, are expensive. And you're probably— we're estimating, depending on which structure is put in place, anywhere between $29 an MCF to over $40, even up to $60, depending on the structure. So it is expensive. What is important in this is that if we were to go down this path and run or purchase power from Golden Valley, for example, the sooner we know that there is a supply shortage and there's a commitment from NSTAR that we need— that they need assistance, the more opportunities we have available to help them out. Because during the summertime, their reliance on diesel is significantly less And there may be opportunities, and there was an opportunity earlier this year where we could buy power from them, from their coal-fired generation unit earlier this year, which is significantly base-loaded, a lot cheaper than firing up diesel power generation or liquid generation.
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