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Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas crunch intensifies

Rolling blackouts could loom for urban Alaska as natural gas crunch intensifies

Homer Electric Association, which serves much of the Kenai Peninsula, recently announced that it secured an “interruptible” gas agreement for the next year — meaning that it could experience a shortfall of the fuel during a cold snap.

Inside the “titanic” legal case that will help determine Alaska’s energy future: an analysis of what’s at stake

Inside the “titanic” legal case that will help determine Alaska’s energy future: an analysis of what’s at stake

Northern Journal waded through hundreds of pages of written testimony and hours of recorded public hearings to explain how an Anchorage electric utility’s proposal to raise its rates could affect consumers — and the region’s scarce supply of natural gas.