water and power price rises, page-4

If Western Australians think they are paying a lot for power, spare a thought for the inhabitants of Yakutat.

Perhaps CETO may be better suited for their needs than the "barn door" technology being considered.

"Yakutat, some 200 miles northwest of Juneau and accessible only by sea and air, relies on diesel generators to power its electrical system. The diesel arrives by barge from Anacortes, Washington, more than 1,100 miles away, an expensive journey that drives electricity prices to more than a half-dollar per kilowatt-hour—at least four times the national average. The high price of electricity, in turn, is doing a number on Yakutat’s 650 or so citizens."

http://energyblog.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/07/small-alaska-town-eyes-big-waves-to-power-economy/