0:16
Chris Rose
48:01 - 48:17
“The problem we've had historically in the rail belt is we've had many utilities and many visions that don't always align.”
- Speaker
- Chris Rose
- Timestamp
- 48:01 – 48:17
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
And it's the boards of these rail belt utilities, not the CEOs, who really set the direction. For those utilities. The problem we've had historically in the rail belt is we've had many utilities and many visions that don't always align. And for example, Golden Valley doesn't use natural gas. I think they'd like to, but they don't.
Related Coverage
New book on Alaska's microgrids collects stories of the people behind them
A new book profiles Alaska's microgrids and the people behind them, including a woman who signed her letters for village power "Housewife, Stony River."
Rose, Holdmann say Southcentral gas imports look unavoidable and urge state policy
The founders of REAP and UAF's energy center say Southcentral probably can't avoid importing gas, and want a new governor to "knock heads" among utilities.
