Anchorage businesses grapple with sudden electricity bill increase

Bakers at work at Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop in downtown Anchorage. A recent jump in electricity bills has the owner wondering if she’ll need to raise prices. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/Alaska’s Energy Desk)At Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop near downtown Anchorage, customers probably don’t make the connection between utility bills and the price of a chocolate chip cookie. But bakery owner Janis Fleischman explained electricity costs are a big factor when she looks at h