Juneau Power Crisis Brings Stark Savings Measures
One month after an avalanche knocked out its connection to a hydroelectric dam, much of Juneau, Alaska, is still relying on diesel back-up generators. Residential electricity rates have gone up about 400 percent.
As a result, residents and the city have embarked on an extraordinary conservation campaign. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are common; restaurants routinely dim the lights.
Host Renee Montagne talks to Kate Golden, a reporter at The Juneau Empire.
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