Juneau Energy Emergency Update
AEL&P to Go Before RCA to Address Retroactivity Issue

Many of us are biting our fingernails waiting for the first high AEL&P bills to arrive in our mailboxes. AEL&P had intended to send those bills out yesterday, but did not. They have decided to hold those bills in order to go before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) to address an issue that has angered many Juneauites. That problem is the possibility of being charged 52.5 cents per hour for the first part of April – before the avalanches wiped out our Snettisham connection and forced us onto diesel generators and before everyone in town started conserving.

AEL&P is hoping to go before the RCA tomorrow with a proposal to eliminate those retroactive charges and hopes to get a quick turnaround on the RCA’s decision.

Juneau Delegation Website Launched

Today we launched a new webpage filled with information about the current energy crisis in Juneau. The page can be found at http://www.akdemocrats.org/juneau/.

On the webpage you’ll find recent information about the crisis and what is being done to ease the burden on Juneau residents and businesses. The page also contains documents about the crisis, contact information for your Juneau delegation and links to other organizations and helpful sites.

We’ll update the page when new information becomes available. If there’s something you think we should include, please let us know. We’re committed to keeping you as up to date on information as possible.

Helping people get through this crisis is our top priority, so please stay in touch with us throughout these challenging times.

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