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MEA, Chugach Electric Spar over Power Rate Increases
Channel 2 NewsSouthcentral Alaska power companies are disputing rate increases set to hit customers in several parts of the region this month, after they were approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska Saturday. The Matanuska Electric Association says the RCA...Tags: Investments, Midtown, Plant Openings
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Juneau Utility Doing Work on Avalanche Diversion
Channel 2 NewsA Juneau utility says a hydro project will be off line for two days this month but no service disruptions are expected. Debbie Ferreira, with Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, says diesel generators will be used to supplement power production....Tags: Avalanches and Landslides
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Juneau Utility Company Completes Second Avalanche Diverter
Channel 2 NewsJuneau's electric utility company has completed another barrier designed to protect power lines from avalanches. Alaska Electric Light and Power says work is finished on a second avalanche splitter that will divert snow around power line towers. Large...Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Hydroelectricity, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Electric Utilities Report Nearly All Power Restored After Windstorm
Channel 2 NewsMunicipal Light and Power, Chugach Electric and the Matanuska Electric Association report that virtually all their customers have had power restored following last weeks massive windstorm. As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, ML&P and Chugach Electric reported... -
Thousands Left Without Power after Alaska Windstorm
Channel 2 NewsThousands of Anchorage and surrounding area residents remain without power Thursday morning - more than a day after the destructive Alaska windstorm that hit South Central Tuesday night. Municipal Light and Power, Chugach Electric, and Matanuska Electric...Tags: Media Industry
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Frustrations Mount as Power Outages Continue
Channel 2 NewsFrustrations continue to mount more than 36 hours after a massive wind storm hit the Anchorage area. As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Chugach Electric spokesperson Sarah Wiggers says about 3,000 customers are still without power, versus a peak of 25,000 on...Tags: Kevin Brown
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Windstorm Knocks Out Power In Anchorage Area
Channel 2 NewsUpdate: Power companies have multiple crews working to restore power Wednesday morning in Anchorage and surrounding areas caused by the wind storm. The Anchorage School District, Grace Christian, and UAA campuses in Anchorage, Eagle River-Chugiak, and...Tags: Politics, Government, American School for the Deaf, Executive Branch
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Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan Gives State of the City Address
The Mayor of Anchorage has issued a report card on the city, but said he wouldn’t give out a grade, because that’s up to voters to decide at the ballot box.
Mayor Dan Sullivan gave his annual “State of the City” address at...Tags: Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Local Government, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Crash Seriously Injures 3, Knocks Out Power in Midtown Early Sunday
Channel 2 NewsA collision at the corner of Arctic and Benson boulevards seriously injured three people and darkened midtown around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, according to Anchorage police. Responding officers found a black Dodge Charger in flames with the driver...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Electric Power Restored in Juneau After Line Fails
Alaska Electric Light and Power switched back to electric power from diesel generators Saturday, after repairing a fallen transmission tower that had cut all power from a hydroelectric project that supplies 70 percent of the utility's power.
Utility...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Raven Who Knocked Out Anchorage Power 'Nevermore'
A raven is to blame for an hour-long power outage Sunday afternoon in much of downtown Anchorage -- but the bird will nevermore darken the city. Municipal Light and Power workers found its carcass at a switchyard where its wings shorted out electrical...Tags: Anchorage, Alaska, Human Interest, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Nikiski LNG Plant Closing
Channel 2 News and the Associated PressConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil Corp. plan to shut down the Nikiski liquefied natural gas plant in Alaska after more than 40 years in operation. Officials cite deterioration in the LNG market for the decision. Exports from the plant went to Japan....Tags: Sean Parnell, Natural Resources, Plant Closings, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Alaska
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