The Politics of Hydroelectric Power in Alaska: Rampart and Devil Canyon -- A Case Study
dc.contributor.author | Naske, Claus-M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hunt, William R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-22T19:15:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-22T19:15:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1978-10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/1817 | |
dc.description | Originally published January 1978, revised October 1978. OWRT Agreement No. 14-34-0001-7003 Project No. A-060-ALAS. Completion Report. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Hydroelectric power in Alaska has had a curious history--and an instructive one. This study focuses on three separate projects: Eklutna, Rampart, and Devil Canyon. The Eklutna project functions today; Rampart was not constructed; and the Devil Canyon project is still in the planning stage. Yet for all their differences in location, goals, and fate, the projects were related; and, taken together, their histories highlight all the essential political elements involved in hydroelectric power construction. There is still a fourth project which is functioning today--the Snettisham installation near Juneau which is not considered in this paper. A complex decision-making process determines the progress of such large projects. In following these three Alaskan projects, we can gain a better perspective on the roles of the several government agencies and the public; thus we can assess some of the inherent complexities. Such an assessment fully substantiates the conclusion that it takes more than moving dirt to build a dam. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The work upon which this completion report is based was supported by funds provided by the U. S. Department of the Interior, Office of Water Research and Technology as authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, Public Law 88-379, as amended. | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Alaska, Institute of Water Resources | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | IWR;no. 87 | |
dc.subject | dams | en_US |
dc.title | The Politics of Hydroelectric Power in Alaska: Rampart and Devil Canyon -- A Case Study | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-01-25T01:18:51Z |
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