Energy costs are rising and state and federal budgets are overstretched, putting pressure on communities in rural Alaska to meet their long-term energy needs.
Energy & Mining
Update: Power outage caused by Snettisham line fault
Alaska Electric Light & Power reports all customers were back on hydroelectric generation by early afternoon
Touring by Tesla
Guy Hall is an electric car evangelist. He drove from the California-Mexico border to Fairbanks in a Tesla Model S to spread the word.
In tight race, oil tax referendum behind
With some ballots yet to be counted, a referendum to repeal Gov. Sean Parnell’s signature oil tax law is trailing by nearly 7,000 votes.
Sec. Moniz: We won’t be obstacle to Alaska gas exports
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz says the No. 1 way his department can help spur natural gas exports on the North Slope is by staying out of the way.
EPA gets earful on Pebble Mine
Five hours of public testimony in Anchorage saw 100 people signed up to speak on the proposed limits to the Pebble Mine project.
Tribal groups disagree about BC mine projects
A dam failure at a British Columbia mine shows what could happen at proposed near-border mines. But some tribal governments strongly support development.
Early tests show B.C. tailings spill water ‘safe’
British Columbia’s Environment Ministry says water that poured out of a massive mine-tailings pond Aug. 4 appears to be safe.
Is the mine tailings dam failure in B.C. a warning for Alaska?
Monday’s tailings dam failure could threaten Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries. Critics say similar dams closer to the border could suffer the same fate.
In Tok, some grumbling over electricity rate hikes
Some people are frustrated that they’re being charged more partly because they’re conserving electricity – and generating it themselves.