
John Sims
109:24 - 109:51
"Now, if deliveries come as expected from the Cook Inlet for the remainder of the year, we will be 1 BCF short, which means I'll need 6 days of gas in the middle of winter for folks. That is under normal weather conditions."
“Now, if deliveries come as expected from the Cook Inlet for the remainder of the year, we will be 1 BCF short, which means I'll need 6 days of gas in the middle of winter for folks. That is under normal weather conditions.”
- Speaker
- John Sims
- Timestamp
- 109:24 – 109:51
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- August 6, 2026
From the transcript
Our company will still have that obligation to serve. So we are not fearmongering. We are trying to show the public the situation that we are in. Now, if deliveries come as expected from the Cook Inlet for the remainder of the year, we will be 1 BCF short, which means I'll need 6 days of gas in the middle of winter for folks. That is under normal weather conditions.
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