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The Southeast Alaska Power Agency is smarting over a letter recently delivered to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking an investigation into claims SEAPA’s involvement in the Sunrise Lake Hydroelectric Project is forbidden by the Alaska Constitution. Former Wrangell City Council and Borough Assembly member Warren Edgley submitted the letter on Oct. 30 asking FERC to “investigate the likely misuse and potential abuse of the municipal power claim,” regarding the Sunrise project on Wo...
With the construction of a new hydroelectric project and transmission line near the Canadian border, officials from the Alaska Canada Energy Coalition say they are excited at the prospect of seeing Southeast Alaska communities linked to the North American power grid. The Northwest Transmission Line (NTL), a 287 kV power project that is currently under construction, will carry power from Terrace, B.C. north to a planned substation at Bob Quinn Lake. A second project currently underway on the...
Leadership takes many forms but a goal believed in by most is the key component for a successful outcome. In our recent past we can look to the Marine Travelift and haul out facility as an excellent example of leadership, which has generated economic activity for our community and stimulated other cities in SE to imitate our success. The formation of the newest Borough in the state is another very recent example of leadership coming from Wrangell and being copied by others. Some will argue the need of individual projects, or the specific... Full story
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency has applied for a preliminary permit to build a hydroelectric generation facility at Sunrise Lake on Woronkofski Island. The proposed project would build a powerhouse near the 120-foot elevation on the island, a small rockfill dam across the outlet of the lake, and a submerged intake siphon on the east bank of Sunrise Creek. The maximum generating capacity, according the permit application, would be 4 MW using a turbine at approximately 5,360 horsepower. The... Full story