Liberal Bill Hill Called to Move Alaska Communities Away from Oil and Gas
Liberal Bill Hill called for “moving Alaska communities away from oil and gas” while pushing to “revive elements of the Biden-era green-energy agenda.”
“Liberal Bill Hill wants to bring back Biden’s failed energy policies and put D.C. Democrats ahead of Alaskans. Hill’s radical agenda would raise costs, crush Alaska’s economy, and kill jobs. Liberal Bill Hill will be resoundingly rejected this fall.” – NRCC Spokesman Zach Bannon
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Bill Hill tells Peltola town hall Alaska must ‘get off the sauce’ of oil and embrace renewables
The Alaska Story
Suzanne Downing
August 27, 2026
Congressional candidate Bill Hill joined Democrat US Senate candidate Mary Peltola for a Big Tent USA town hall, and used the appearance to call for moving Alaska communities away from oil and gas and toward renewable energy.
“For communities in Alaska, we need to get off the sauce and start implementing renewables,” he said.
Hill, who is running as a no-party candidate for Alaska’s lone US House seat, but who is endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party, also called for restoring federal renewable-energy initiatives dismantled by the Trump administration. That would effectively revive elements of the Biden-era green-energy agenda, including federal subsidies and tax incentives for renewable projects.
The pairing with Peltola and the choice of host offered another glimpse at the political alignment behind Hill’s “independent” label.
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Hill’s “get off the sauce” remark comes as Alaska remains heavily dependent on oil and gas not only for energy, but also for employment, business activity, state services and the Permanent Fund.
An economic-impact study prepared by McKinley Research Group for the Alaska Oil and Gas Association found that oil and gas activity generated approximately $3 billion, or 19%, of Alaska’s total state revenue in fiscal year 2024. The industry’s primary companies spent another $5.8 billion with more than 1,000 Alaska businesses during 2024.
Including direct, indirect and induced economic effects, the industry supported an estimated 70,425 Alaska jobs and $6.6 billion in wages, according to the AOGA economic-impact report.
Oil companies are also planning an average of $3.7 billion annually in new Alaska projects and in-field development between 2025 and 2030, representing about $22 billion in anticipated investment.
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