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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (11209)	9/1/2010 11:05:08 AM
From: Wharf Rat	of 24228

AlanfromBigEasy on September 1, 2010 - 9:52am Alaska OK's 5 MW small hydro to serve island with 6,000 people. hydroworld.com. It baffles me why Alaska does not invest a small portion of it's oil related revenues (which are depleting fast) to build enough small and medium size hydroelectric plants to serve the vast majority of their needs (including electrical heat). Gov. Palin cut the budget for a slow increase in renewable generation in Alaska. It is my understanding that taxes on oil companies pay for almost all of Alaska's state government (no state sales or personal income tax) and royalties go into a fund that sends a check every year to every Alaskan. $3,269 in 2008 (Sarah added extra that year), $1,305 in 2009). pfd.state.ak.us A rough calculation is that the 5 MW will displace the majority of the oil fired generation, but not all of it on Prince of Wales Island. Sitka and Juneau are largely hydroelectric. Fairbanks and Anchorage could be served by a proposed dam. aidea.org In another decade, little oil will be left at Prudhoe Bay and Alaska may not produce enough oil to meet domestic demand (they use a lot of oil per capita up there). A broad system of hydroelectric powerplants plus an improved and electrified Alaskan Railroad (state owned, but no state support) could go a long way to buffer Alaska post-Peak Oil. Add a few electric trolley buses or streetcars in several cities and it would be even better. I am reminded of Aesop's fable about the Grasshopper and the Ant preparing for winter. Alan

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