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Gwen Holdmann
24:52 - 25:06
“That required the formation of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative. Diane was on the initial board that formed AVEC, which many of us are familiar with.”
- Speaker
- Gwen Holdmann
- Timestamp
- 24:52 – 25:06
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
And at the time there wasn't that much of a cash economy. Question around repayment of loans to the rural utility services was a huge barrier to overcome in terms of actually electrifying rural Alaska. That required the formation of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative. Diane was on the initial board that formed AVEC, which many of us are familiar with. And but then she's gone.
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