Rural Alaska utilities tell House Energy Committee diesel, workforce and logistics keep villages expensive to power Four rural electric cooperative CEOs told the Alaska House Energy Committee in Juneau that high fuel and freight costs, aging equipment and workforce shortages keep most village systems dependent on diesel; they urged protecting the Power Cost Equalization fund and funding storage, transmission and workforce training.

Alaska's rural electric cooperatives are struggling with skyrocketing diesel costs and aging equipment, leaving communities on the brink of energy poverty.

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