Alaska utility execs to lawmakers: Let’s revive Susitna hydroelectric megaproject

Alaska utility execs to lawmakers: Let’s revive Susitna hydroelectric megaproject

A rendering of the proposed Susitna hydroelectric development. (Alaska Energy Authority image)With urban Alaska facing a shortfall in the natural gas long used to generate the vast majority of its power, renewable energy advocates have been pressuring the region’s utilities to advance large-scale wind and solar development to meet future power demands. But no such projects have been built in the past few years, even with generous tax credits ava…