Article: With Juneau's Power Restored, Conservation Drops

RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
08-15-2008
With Juneau's Power Restored, Conservation Drops

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

As you may remember, residents of Juneau, Alaska have taken a crash course in conservation. Last spring, a series of avalanches obliterated the city's main power line. The cost of electricity quadrupled overnight, and Alaska's capital city quickly cut its power consumption by a third.

It's one of the most dramatic cases of energy conservation on record. Since the power line was repaired in June, usage has crept back up, but as John Ryan of member-station KTOO reports, Juneau's short-term crisis appears to have had a ...

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