State signs $1.3 million contract with Juneau Hydropower to electrify proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal

State signs $1.3 million contract with Juneau Hydropower to electrify proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal

An aerial view of Berners Bay, where the state proposes to build the Cascade Point Ferry Terminal. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO) The state approved a contract on Monday agreeing to pay Juneau’s new hydroelectric utility $1.3 million to power the controversial Cascade Point Ferry Terminal — a project that has yet to be finalized. That money will pay for a transformer and submarine cable required to connect the Alaska Department of Transportation’s…