Powering the future:

WRANGELL — Officials from the Southeast Alaska Power Agency and the Wrangell borough are working on a plan to bring a solar farm and battery storage system to the island, a move aimed at stabilizing the power grid.

The regional power provider is looking for federal funding to pay most of the cost. The solar panels and batteries are estimated at $6 million.

The project was the centerpiece of a town hall meeting May 6 at the Nolan Center, where roughly 25 residents gathered in person and online to hear about the future of their utility service.

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