Gwen Holdmann
50:04 - 50:30
"I don't see any way that we can avoid that. I mean, I think long term we want to move away from our reliance on natural gas, but it would behoove us also to just have that as an option, but certainly for heating."
“I don't see any way that we can avoid that. I mean, I think long term we want to move away from our reliance on natural gas, but it would behoove us also to just have that as an option, but certainly for heating.”
- Speaker
- Gwen Holdmann
- Timestamp
- 50:04 – 50:30
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
Gwen, you want to add anything to that? I mean, I guess all I'll say is like, I don't see any way that we can avoid that. I mean, I think long term we want to move away from our reliance on natural gas, but it would behoove us also to just have that as an option, but certainly for heating. It's going to be much more difficult to, to reduce our reliance on natural gas. And the idea of importing it in the near and midterm seems pretty unavoidable while we're working on other solutions.
Related Coverage
New book on Alaska's microgrids collects stories of the people behind them
New University of Alaska Press book "Alaska's Microgrid Innovators" profiles Kotzebue, Kodiak, Igiugig and Cordova and rural electrification pioneer Diane Carpenter.
by Bill AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read
Rose, Holdmann say Southcentral gas imports look unavoidable and urge state policy
Chris Rose and Gwen Holdmann say LNG imports look unavoidable for Southcentral Alaska and call for state energy policy as Railbelt utilities weigh competing import plans.
by Bill AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read