A precarious section of the undersea power cable that delivers hydroelectricity from Skagway to Haines likely will be replaced in the fall, Alaska Power & Telephone (AP&T) said in a March 15 press release.

The cable is expected to be delivered by August, and AP&T plans to install it in the “third quarter” of this year, depending on the timing of permits and approval, the press release said.

The power company in 2019 discovered damage…

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