Robert Seitz

Southcentral Alaska depends on natural gas as its main power source because it works all the time.

In Alaska, public safety is more important than decarbonization.

If this process is a success, we will have some time to determine what our base source of energy will be for the long term.

I am for doing it right, to minimize the undesirable consequences of a poorly engineered system and variable energy sources.

While Cook Inlet natural gas is currently in limited supply, there are yet-undeveloped natural gas supplies that can be developed to ensure cheap energy until the day the new source is commissioned.

People need to work together and make some hard decisions. There may be benefit to actually having one more hydro dam, but it would have to produce cheap power.

We need to stick with what works until well after we have proven new sources of energy incorporated to ensure we have achieved sustainability and resiliency.

Commentaries that point out problems should also offer solutions. If we want to complain, we also need to find ways to fix, be a problem solver.

There is still a lot of planning to do to determine which technologies are most viable and how to incorporate them into the electric power systems.

It is time to evaluate the conflict between the need for fossil fuel and the fear of greenhouse gases.

We can make better progress when everyone who has something to contribute all work together.

Alaska should not be disbursing funds for social programs and to cover needs that fall within the purview of charities, family, friends and those who have resources.

OPINION: When it comes to transforming Alaska's energy picture, a government mandate without a plan will fail.

OPINION: Before we shut off our access to cheap electricity as a response to climate change, we need to develop long-term energy storage systems while we can still afford it.