Tag Archives: Kodiak Electric Association

Residents who live in the Middle Bay area and beyond are looking at a long, cold week with the power outage that begin early Monday is not expected to be repaired until this weekend at the earliest Kodiak Electric Association President and CEO Darron Scott said repairs are on a weather hold.   “The only way to get to the …

Despite the lack of rain this summer Kodiak’s water-fed electric source—Terror Lake—has held up fine, in large part because it started the summer with plenty of water, according to Kodiak Electric Association President and CEO Darron Scott. A lack of precipitation should be even less of a problem in the future because of a new water diversion project which will …

One of the KEA wind turbines on Pillar Mountain. (Photo by LaniElderts/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT Businesses around Kodiak have been getting calls from people claiming to be from the Kodiak Electric Association and: “Informing them they’re going to be disconnected if they don’t pay their bill immediately.” Dan Menth, who’s the manager of finance and administration at KEA, says this is …

Matt Gandel stands in front of fuel oil boilers in middle school. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak is powered by almost 100 percent renewable energy through wind and hydro power. Most homes and businesses heat with fuel oil, but the local utility sees a shift to electric. To meet the growing demand, the Kodiak Electric Association …

KEA wind turbine. (Photo by LaniElderts/Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Four people are up for three seats on the Kodiak Electric Association’s Board of Directors. There are a total of nine elected board members and each seat is for a term of three years. Kodiak Area Native Association project coordinator Tyler Kornelis is the one candidate who’s never served on the KEA …

KEA proposed diversion. (Courtesy of KEA) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Last year, the Kodiak Electric Association received a permit to extend its Terror Lake hydroelectric project, and it’s now selected a contractor. The expansion would catch snow melt and rain and transport it to the Terror Lake reservoir to increase its energy capacity. According to a KEA press release, the installment should …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak experienced a widespread power outage Sunday night. According to a Kodiak Electric Association press release, high winds affected the transmission lines that carry power from Terror Lake to the city near Pillar Mountain. As a result, most of town through the Monashka Bay area lost power a little after 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. As stated in the …

KEA proposed diversion. (Courtesy of KEA) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Electric Association received a permit to start its Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project expansion, which would increase the lake’s clean energy production. Part of the project includes construction through federal land, which requires a lengthy permitting process with some steps KEA called “duplicative.” It had started on a legislative path to …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Electric Association is trying to speed up an expansion to its Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project, and the process is one legislative step closer to completion. KEA wants to use up to 20 acres of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge to build an extension to the project. With that comes a lot of paperwork and authorizations, some …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The state government may be short of funds to drive local projects, especially with the budget tied up, but federal funds are still available. The governor’s office is accepting applications from municipalities and tribal organizations with “shovel-ready,” infrastructure-building projects. If the request fits his criteria, the governor will forward it onto the federal government for financing. The Kodiak …