Peaking demand prompted Alaska Power and Telephone to augment hydro-electric power with diesel generation on nine of the past 12 days, AP&T power manager Danny Gonce said Wednesday.
In previous years, a diesel plant in Skagway has been used to bridge the gap between supply and demand, but the one in downtown Haines is being used – generating more power than the one in Skagway – because water levels at Goat Lake are down, due…