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September 28, 2015

Avista exploring gas service in Alaska

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A Washington state-based utility is looking to southeast Alaska for a launch of natural gas, which would primarily be delivered to homes for heat and personal use.

The Ketchikan Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1PB8fux ) that Avista, a natural gas and hydropower utility based in Spokane, bought Juneau power company Alaska Electric, Light and Power last year for $170 million. That purchase has paved the way for the utility to consider bringing natural gas to Alaska's southeast region, which would begin in Juneau.


 
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