Todd Lindley and Dan Rogers are running for seats held by Chair Sam Cason and board member Mark Wiggin.
Two incumbents on the board of the Chugach Electric Association are facing two challengers as the utility grapples with crucial questions, including how to respond to a looming natural gas shortage that could drive up electric rates.at the utility, the state’s largest power cooperative with 91,000 members, started on Wednesday. It ends May 17 when candidates with the most votes will take the two seats.
Rogers said the website is aimed at counteracting the support incumbents have received from The Alaska Center, a progressive group that works on a range of issues including conservation.Cason and Wiggin. Cason is a former public advocate before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. Wiggin is a former deputy commissioner for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
Rogers called himself a “hydro guy” and said he understands coal is a “dirty word.” But he suggested a coal plant could be developed quickly and be fitted with new carbon capture and storage technology to allow carbon dioxide emissions to be stored underground.“But when we’re looking at meeting the mission of affordability and reliability, you gotta look at firm power sources and those come from natural gas, coal and hydro,” he said.
Renewable use needs to be expanded, which can offset the cost of importing liquefied natural gas, Wiggin said.
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