One month after an avalanche knocked out its connection to a hydroelectric dam, much of Juneau, Alaska, is still relying on diesel back-up generators. Residential electricity rates have gone up about 400 percent.
As a result, residents and the city have embarked on an extraordinary conservation campaign. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are common; restaurants routinely dim the lights.
Host Renee Montagne talks to Kate Golden, a reporter at The Juneau Empire
Juneau (accesible only by boat and plane) should really not exist in its current form – it is due primarily to the asinine decision to put the State Capitol there that it has grown to where it is. And has energy needs that can’t be conventionally met.
I thought that they were planning to move the capital to Anchorage. It’s insane to keep it in Juneau!