Ketchikan, Alaska relying on diesel powered generators, hydropower
3/29/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Energy
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
Ketchikan, AK
Start Date: 8/31/2018
- End Date: 4/15/2019
The city of Ketchikan was relying 50 percent on diesel and 50 percent on hydro projects to meet its electricity needs rather than getting most of its power from diesel.
KSTK-FM 101.7 Public Radio (Wrangell, Alaska), March 29, 2019
Diesel was still being used to power Ketchikan in February 2019 as below normal rainfall during the 2018 summer prompted Southeast Alaska Power Agency to sell 32 gigawatt hours of hydropower from Tyee Lake to Ketchikan Public Utilities to reduce the need for diesel power.
KRBD (Ketchikan, Alaska), Feb. 7, 2019
Rain in the latter part of October 2018 allowed Ketchikan Public Utilities to return to hydropower production, but more rain was needed. October was the 8th driest one on record at around 60 percent of normal precipitation.
Juneau KTOO (Alaska), Nov. 1, 2018
Drought prompted Ketchikan Public Utilities to alternate between hydro and diesel for power, but as of Oct. 15, lake levels were low enough that the utility began relying solely on diesel for power. To make sure that the community would have sufficient power through the winter, two additional diesel-powered generators were rented for the next four to six months.
KRBD (Ketchikan, Alaska), Oct. 19, 2018
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KTOO Public Media
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With rain in the forecast, Ketchikan switches back to hydroelectric power - Juneau KTOO (AK).
Thursday, November 1, 2018
https://www.ktoo.org/2018/11/01/with-rain-in-the-forecast-ketchikan-switches-back-to-hydroelectric-power/.
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KSTK-FM 101.7 Public Radio
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Ketchikan seeks power relief from SEAPA - KSTK-FM 101.7 Public Radio (AK).
Friday, March 29, 2019
https://www.kstk.org/2019/03/29/ketchikan-seeks-power-relief-from-seapa/.
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KRBD-FM 103.5 Community Radio
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Ketchikan on 24/7 diesel power for foreseeable future - KRBD (AK).
Friday, October 19, 2018
https://www.krbd.org/2018/10/19/ketchikan-on-24-7-diesel-power-for-foreseeable-future/?fbclid=IwAR1xeLHre2bOYPohDYPD1dSk5MR9P0dVIWB3vgielaZNfp9xQf8i7CYR_ZU.
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KRBD-FM 103.5 Community Radio
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Ketchikan burns diesel to pay back summer hydro buy - KRBD (AK).
Thursday, February 7, 2019
https://www.krbd.org/2019/02/07/ketchikan-burns-diesel-to-pay-back-summer-hydro-buy/.
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KTOO Public Media
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Hatcheries the ‘canary in the coal mine’ as drought extends across Southeast Alaska - Juneau KTOO (AK).
Saturday, March 2, 2019
https://www.ktoo.org/2019/03/02/hatcheries-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-as-drought-extends-across-southeast-alaska/.
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KRBD-FM 103.5 Community Radio
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Citing drought, KPU to rent more diesel generators - KRBD (AK).
Thursday, March 21, 2019
https://www.krbd.org/2019/03/21/citing-drought-kpu-to-rent-more-diesel-generators/.
