An Alaska Power & Telephone worker inspects an exhaust stack after an explosion on March 27, 2025, at its power plant in downtown Haines. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Closing arguments were submitted this week in a rate case that could see residential electricity charges in the Upper Lynn Canal climb significantly next year.

In the rate case, first filed a year ago, Goat Lake Hydro is seeking a 69.92% increase in its wholesale rate for…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.