Operating for extended periods may require additional fuel storage, which would require expanded storage capacity and changes to operating permits, MEA officials told legislative committees earlier this year. If the coming winter is warm, Enstar's gas supply problem may not be serious or may not appear at all. "We're looking for 3 billion cubic feet of gas," Enstar spokesperson Lindsay Hobson said in an interview. It now has about 4 billion cubic feet stored at Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, a gas storage facility near Kenai. "The Legislature can't step back and wait another year" to help the North Slope gas project.