Richard Peterson, GTL, LNG, Alaska LNG Competition, Coal to liquids, clean diesel, Photo by Dave HarbourNGP Reader Richard Peterson (NGP Photo)  reminds us that Alaska’s LNG competition may well come from an undexpected direction: Northern Europe.  Here’s the link.

On Alaska’s Cook Inlet Gas Supply comes this short report from the Anchorage Daily News’ Mike Dunham.  (See our report on this subject along with a link to the causes of the current crisis here.)

Prepare to pay more for your lights. That was the message from officials with the three biggest electric utilities in Southcentral Alaska at an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce forum on Monday.

Phil Steyer, Chugach Electric, Cook Inlet Gas Shortage, Photo by Dave HarbourJim Posey, ML&P, Municipal light and power, natural gas shortage, cook inlet, Photo by Dave Harbour, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce"Take the bill you got last year and budget to pay from 5 to 10 percent more next year," Phil Steyer (NGP Photo), director of government relations and corporate communications for Chugach Electric Association told the noontime crowd at the Egan Center.
 
"There’ll be a rate increase before the end of this year and another increase in 2014," said Jim Posey, (NGP Photo) director of Municipal Light and Power.