May 3rd, 2008
Alaskan Capital Cuts Power Consumption By 40%
This does not surprise me about Alaska.
Alaskan Capital Cuts Power Consumption By 40% : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti
Alaska’s capital city lost its main power transmission lines in a series of avalanches earlier this month, cutting it off from a relatively cheap source of power at a hydroelectric dam, and leaving it to draw from backup generators that cost nearly five times as much. Faced with the tough decision that such a large increase in utility bills can present, the city did what many have speculated the western world is incapable of: they cut back.
