Published: May 21st, 2008 09:57 AM
Last Modified: May 21st, 2008 12:15 PM
Juneau residents are starting to get their electric bills -- and the new rates aren't pretty.
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But the bills are less than the fivefold jump initially expected after avalanches last month knocked out part of the transmission line that links Juneau with its main source of hydroelectric power.
Larry Buzzell was among the first residents to get a bill.
Buzzell says he's managed to drop his electricity use by 25 percent. His typical bill is under $100 and his new one is $333.
Gayle Wood, a spokeswoman for Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., says the lower-than-expected bills are a result of the city's strong conservation efforts.
The company has been using costly diesel fuel to generate most of the Juneau' power.
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