Students in Debbie Leamer's Valley Baptist Academy Preschool class look at Mount Juneau out the window of the darkened public library, Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Juneau, Alaska. The library shut down one of it's elevators and kept lights and computers off to help cut back on electricity after an avalanche cut the city from it's main source of hydroelectric power. Associated Press © 2008
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.
Click here to listen to NPR's Morning Edition Host Renee Montagne interview Kate Golden, a reporter at The Juneau Empire about what life is like in Juneau these days.
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