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John Sims

56:43 - 57:02

"This contract expires in 2033 and we have to find a replacement for 162 million a day. And there's no one in the cooking that can provide that today."

“This contract expires in 2033 and we have to find a replacement for 162 million a day. And there's no one in the cooking that can provide that today.”
Speaker
John Sims
Timestamp
56:43 – 57:02
Transcript
Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm
Community
Alaska News
Location
Anchorage
Captured at
June 1, 2026

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And we also leverage the HECS contract to get some gas for that purpose as well. But this is one of the largest challenges that we have. This contract expires in 2033 and we have to find a replacement for 162 million a day. And there's no one in the cooking that can provide that today.

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