ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Planning will move ahead this summer on a proposed Southcentral Alaska dam that, if built, would be one of the largest constructed in the United States in decades.
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The 735-foot dam would be between Anchorage and Fairbanks. Officials behind the effort have said the project would meet about half the energy demand for that region, the state's most populous.
The best estimate for capital costs has been tagged at $5.2 billion, though officials have given a range of $3.7 billion to $6.5 billion, and said the figure will be further refined as the project progresses.
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4 comments:
I would worry about the dam not holding up properly.
Sandy, it's not the technology that's a concern. Truly, it's about the federal oversight on a program that should be a State concern.
I thought this comment under the article rather interesting:
"I cannot understand why it takes so much studying for this dam. If the USA had operated this way in the 30's and 40's we would still be trying to build the Hoover Dam and the Boulder Dam."
Cathy, my point exactly. :^)
Thanks!
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