Power Authority calls for wise investment in hydropower

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Alaska Constr. Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:5923984

Yould, E P

Wise investment in hydropower is one of the most valuable long-term economic actions the state of Alaska can take. A review of the hydro projects shows that investigations needed for construction of the Susitna hydroelectric project will be initiated, while Green Lake and Solomon Gulch projects at Sitka and Valdez will enter their second construction season. Swan Lake and Terror Lake hydropower construction for Ketchikan and Kodiak will also be initiated in 1980 followed by Tyee Lake hydropower for Petersburg and Wrangell. Projects still under investigation which may prove feasible for construction in the future are at Cordova, Homer, Seward, Bristol Bay, the Tlingit-Haida area, the lower Kuskokwim and Yukon area, and at some smaller rural communities. Other communities may be able to develop wood or peat fueled generation, wile still others might be able to develop small tidal or wind power generation. The Alaska Power Authority is attempting to expedite these projects, and the end result should be a significant degree of electrical energy independence by the end of the next decade.

• Research Organization: Alaska Power Authority, Juneau
• OSTI ID: 5923984
• Journal Information: Alaska Constr. Oil; (United States), Vol. 21:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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