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Borough denies Anchor Point gravel, approves two others
With the Kenai Peninsula Borough postponing efforts to rewrite its rules on the contentious subject of gravel pits,…
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Anchorage power outage kills GCI wireless, local, and long-distance service statewide
Customers of internet and cell service provider GCI lost service around the state after a Monday morning power…
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Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at Osprey platform
Cook Inlet Energy has received fines totaling $50,000 from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) —…
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Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at Osprey platform
Cook Inlet Energy has received fines totaling $50,000 from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) —…
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Electric bills to rise July 1
Homer Electric Association power bills will rise July 1, driven by the cost of the Cook Inlet natural…
Elections
Primary election candidates are final
Kenai Peninsula voters will have a choice in the Aug. 21 primary of two Republicans running for state…
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HEA takes a look at electric vehicles
Of the attendees who drove from the central Kenai Peninsula to Homer for Homer Electric Association’s annual member…
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Lawmakers look at potential problem with chemicals on utility poles
Leglislators are debating a bill to exempt utilities from legal liability for chemicals used to treat wooden poles,…
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Local pot business expecting slight chill from federal change
The practicalities of running a state-legal business based on a federally-illegal product have became more complicated in some…
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Electric vehicles raise more questions than answers
Though electric cars are finding enthusiastic users in Alaska’s Southeast, how they would perform on the Kenai Peninsula…
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HEA considers diversifying electricity
Most electricity used on the Kenai Peninsula has one source. Gas turbines, burning natural gas produced from Cook…
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Solar passes wind in HEA home renewable electricity
Though the Kenai Peninsula’s wind feels more powerful than its sunshine, the sun is generating about twice as…
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Female scientists talk about women in science
Eight research and technical professionals gathered at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Friday to publicly discuss a…