How Would$1,200 Per Person State Payments Compare With Increased Household Costs for Energy Use?

Authors

• Steve Colt
• Ben Saylor

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Description

In the face of sharply rising energy costs, Alaska’s governor, Sarah Palin, has proposed to pay every Alaskan $1,200 to help cover those increased costs. The Alaska Legislature will be considering the governor’s proposal in the special session that began July 9. How would the proposed payments—about $3,300 for the average-size Alaska household—compare with recent increases in energy costs? We looked at that question and present our estimates here. But these truly are estimates, because there’s not much current information about the types and amounts of energy Alaska households use.

Publication Date

7-11-2008

Recommended Citation

Colt, Steve and Saylor, Ben, "How Would$1,200 Per Person State Payments Compare With Increased Household Costs for Energy Use?" (2008). Reports. 110.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_iser_reports/110

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4400