Hydro power is cheap — when you have enough water

At about 9 cents per kilowatt hour, Sitka’s hydroelectric energy is some of the cheapest in the state. But hydro power is only as abundant as the water supply, a limitation felt keenly in recent months in Sitka and other parts of Southeast Alaska.

Melissa Marconi-Wentzel, KCAW – Sitka

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