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 …
Read More »KEA chooses contractor for Terror Lake hydroelectric project expansion
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 …
Read More »Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Expansion Gets the Go-Ahead
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 …
Read More »House of Representatives Passes KEA Expansion Bill
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 …
Read More »Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Expansion Moves Through House Committee
Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak’s Terror Lake hydroelectric project is one step closer to expansion. The Kodiak Electric Association plans to divert two streams in the Upper Hidden Basin into the reservoir through a 1.2 mile underground tunnel. To do that, it may use up to 20 acres of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge land, and a bill to expedite the process just …
Read More »KEA Seeks Faster Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Expansion
Kodiak Electric Association President and CEO Darren Scott testifying in favor of HR 220. Screen capture via YouTube Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Electric Association hopes to speed up an expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project. Congressman Don Young recently introduced a bill, House Resolution 220, for that purpose. On Tuesday, Young spoke before the House Subcommittee on Water, Power, …
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