Amid proposals to electrify Juneau’s cruise docks and build a new hydroelectric plant, one of the area’s major mines has a lot to gain. The other has more to lose.
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Juneau landslide damages homes, displaces residents
About a dozen people who left the neighborhood ended up at a temporary shelter set up by the Red Cross and Capital City Fire/Rescue.
Alaska electric utilities are proposing new rates for fast charging stations for electric cars
Under current rate schedules, it can be really expensive to run an EV fast charger. If utilities lower rates for and overcorrect, then everyone could be paying for the people who use these charging stations.
Weekend storm battered parts of Juneau, causing power outages in one area that lasted for days
Alaska Electric Light & Power reports that nearly everyone in town should have their power back by now.
As Juneau’s power company tests disaster plan, some ask why Salmon Creek Dam safety documents are kept secret
Many details — in fact most of the reports dealing with inspections, safety and emergency planning — aren’t freely available to the public.
‘Night and day’: What Juneau learned when an avalanche turned out the city’s lights
In the spring of 2008, a huge set of avalanches wiped out towers for a power transmission line, severing Juneau’s connection to its main source of hydroelectricity.
Protections added to Juneau’s power lines after 2008 avalanches, but risk remains
Giant steel structures divert avalanches away from transmission line towers while the Daisy Bell device is used to trigger small slides before they become big ones.
No relief coming for Juneau electric customers’ damages after two power surges, AEL&P says
Debbie Driscoll from AEL&P said Juneau’s been hit by unusually bad storms and icing conditions since the fall, though she understands customers’ frustration.
Post-pandemic, working from home will still be a thing in Alaska
Everyone’s situation varies. But on the whole, a public employees’ union manager says work-from-home costs far outweigh the cost savings.
AELP seeks extension of Hecla deal, wider season to sell power to Princess
Unlike the utility’s 17,000 regular electric customers, Hecla and Princess are interruptible; the utility can only sell Hecla and Princess power after regular customers’ demand is met.