Originates House-side appropriations + operating-budget oversight. The House co-chair pair runs the budget process.
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Alyse Galvin
“in other words, if it's $18 Japan market and then at $1 shipping plus $3 to $5 for LNG facilities, then are we talking 22 to $24?”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm · Jun 1, 2026
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Brandy Baker
“we have to make a decision third quarter this year of which way to go if there's going to be a gas pipeline, we don't need to import, but we need to know that because we're running out of Runway to have enough time time for an import facility to be built in time to meet our gas requirement.”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm · Jun 1, 2026
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John Sims
“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.”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm · Jun 1, 2026
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John Sims
“When you look at our arrears or the folks that haven't been able to pay their bills, compared to prior years, we have a $7 million balance compared to what used to be a $1 million balance. So they're already struggling, and that's without the price of gas going up.”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm · Jun 1, 2026
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John Sims
“Because of the cold temperatures that we had over this past winter, we were not able to get gas from any other location that we needed for our customers. Hilcorp provided that gas. They provided half a BCF and the price was $16.”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm · Jun 1, 2026
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John Sims
“The cost for that LNG terminal infrastructure is between 3 to 5 dollars per mcf depending on participating volumes during that time. So right off the get go you have nearly $20 gas, potentially even more for that LNG solution.”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/1/26, 1:30pm · Jun 1, 2026
ENSTAR says it locked in a price for Alaska LNG
ENSTAR announces $16/MCF North Slope gas contract price, comparing favorably to LNG imports but representing significant increase over current Cook Inlet costs; Southcentral utilities face 2026-2029 contract expiration deadlines requiring pipeline or import facility decisions.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAIAnchorage
