Rising Fuel Costs Force Alaska Utility to Add More Wind Energy

The almost daily rising cost of has spurred the utility company in Kodiak Alaska to order up more to provide electricity to its customers. They already have some wind power in their system but it now makes sesne to proactively add more with costs skyrocketing for municipal utilities.

From AP:

Kodiak utility to add 3rd wind generator

Kodiak’s electric utility will expand its plans to incorporate wind as a power generator in response to the high cost of .

Kodiak Electric Association board members voted last week to buy a third wind generator during the evaluation phase of their Pillar Mountain wind power project.

“With the price of going where it’s going, the added generation is a good thing for our community,” said KEA president and chief executive Darron Scott.

It makes sense to purchase a third wind generator now instead of waiting because it’s likely to be more expensive later, Scott said.

“We feel the added generation is a cost benefit back to the community due to the cost of ,” Scott said.

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