Low Cost, Reliable Power: How Does Anchorage Compare?

Authors

• Steve Colt

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Description

Costs of doing business in Alaska remain generally high, but the low cost and reliability of electric power in Anchorage has been a bright spot on the economic landscape—thanks largely to abundant supplies of natural gas from Cook Inlet and to creation of a unified power grid for the railbelt. This research summary presents data on the changing cost and reliability of electric power from Municipal Light and Power (ML&P)—one of Anchorage’s two electric utilities—from 1960 through 2004. It concludes with a brief discussion of the outlook for the utility, given rising natural gas prices.

Publication Date

4-17-2005

Keywords

business costs, electricity, reliability, railbelt, Cook Inlet, power grid

Recommended Citation

Colt, Steve, "Low Cost, Reliable Power: How Does Anchorage Compare?" (2005). Reports. 300.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_iser_reports/300

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12088