In the next 10 years, there’s a 40 percent chance of one or more faults developing in the submarine cable connecting Haines and Skagway power grids, according to Danny Gonce, power operations manager for Alaska Power and Telephone.
“It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when our cable is going to fail,” Gonce told the Haines Chamber of Commerce. The cable connects Haines to Skagway-area hydro-electric sources, effectively saving the town from…