0:13
Mary Evans
15:56 - 16:10
“A 2-megawatt continuous load will use almost 10% of all power generated by SEPA. And as Assemblymember Schwartz pointed out, we don't know what our power needs are going to be in 10 years.”
- Speaker
- Mary Evans
- Timestamp
- 15:56 – 16:10
- Transcript
- Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 9, 2026
From the transcript
I have 4 pages left. I'm going to try to wrap this up. Um, when it comes to impact, we need to discuss limits for expansion beyond vague mentions of what the grid can withstand. A 2-megawatt continuous load will use almost 10% of all power generated by SEPA. And as Assemblymember Schwartz pointed out, we don't know what our power needs are going to be in 10 years.
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