Alaska Public Radio Network – One year ago today a massive avalanche, considered a one-hundred year event toppled several Snettisham transmission towers and lines, severing Juneau from low-cost energy for a month and a half.  Audio available here and below.

Link to source
Juneau unplugged website

Other news:

• NPR: “After Avalanche, Juneau Races to Conserve Power” (April 30, 2008).
• The Independent: “Alaska’s capital goes green after avalanche cuts power lines” (May 17, 2008).
• New York Times: “A City Cooler and Dimmer, and, Oh, Proving a Point” (May 14, 2008).
• Berkeley Lab: “Powering Down in Juneau” (June 18, 2008).

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