This shows how tenuous Southcentral AK' s gas supply is.  For the lights to be on in Anchorage, the state has to pay millions to Texans to drill gas wells in Cook Inlet.  Crazy.  Even crazier is the talk of taking from Cook Inlet's limited gas resources and shipping it to the Donlin mine.  Makes no sense if you want to light and heat Anchorage in the future.