Justin Ruffridge
99:26 - 100:07
“I really would like to know how much the construction cost, because it seems to me to be a large assumption, weighs into what we're going to see here later, particularly on breakeven prices and other areas of, I think, importance to us as we're making decisions. If the construction cost is higher than what this model has assumed, what main areas does that affect in these following slides?”
- Speaker
- Justin Ruffridge
- Timestamp
- 99:26 – 100:07
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: MSC2-20260626-1410
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
From the transcript
Thank you, Chair Schroepke. Similar question to what, Mr. Chair, I think you were just asking. If there was— I really would like to know how much the construction cost, because it seems to me to be a large assumption, weighs into what we're going to see here later, particularly on breakeven prices and other areas of, I think, importance to us as we're making decisions. If the construction cost is higher than what this model has assumed, what main areas does that affect in these following slides?
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