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Affordable energy is the cornerstone of economic development and is essential to building sustainable communities. The SEAPA interconnected region has enjoyed very stable and low-cost electrical rates for decades due to early investment in our local hydropower resources. As we look to the future, new renewable resources must be responsibly developed to meet growing demand. SEAPA is fully committed to identifying and advancing cost effective solutions for serving the long-term energy needs of our member utilities and the ratepayers.
Affordable energy is the cornerstone of economic development and is essential to building sustainable communities. The SEAPA interconnected region has enjoyed very stable and low-cost electrical rates for decades due to early investment in our local hydropower resources. As we look to the future, new renewable resources must be responsibly developed to meet growing demand. SEAPA is fully committed to identifying and advancing cost effective solutions for serving the long-term energy needs of our member utilities and the ratepayers.
A REGIONAL JOINT ACTION AGENCY
We are only as unique as the challenges we face.
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) is a regional Joint Action Agency of the State of Alaska that owns the Swan Lake and Tyee Lake hydroelectric facilities, 14 miles of submarine cables, and 175 miles of overhead transmission lines serving Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg, Alaska. We provide approximately 62% of the total power consumed by our three member utility communities. SEAPA also provides a broad range of important ancillary services that help ensure safe and reliable delivery of power over our interconnected system.
SEAPA ANCILLARY SERVICES FUNDED THROUGH THE WHOLESALE POWER RATE:
- Power scheduling that ensures coordinated deliveries
- Transmission line operations and maintenance
- Power plant facilities operations and maintenance
- Renewal and replacement projects that keep the system up-to-date
- Reservoir management that maximizes use of existing hydro resources
- System supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
- Mesh network communications linking all facilities
- Power line right-of-way clearing to maintain reliability
- Regional planning and project feasibility engineering
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensing and compliance
- Load growth analysis and forecasting
- Regional hydrosite evaluation to identify the highest value projects for development
- Risk management
- Power project financing