Sitka’s electric rates to change seasonally

This fall, the Sitka Assembly is implementing a seasonal rate structure that would lower the cost of energy in the wintertime but raise it in the summer. The city is still short funding for Blue Lake dam’s annual bond payment, but whether that will be resolved in the form of a rate increase remains to be seen. (Rebecca Danon/KCAW photo)The City of Sitka is facing a tough balancing act, between meeting their debt service on the Blue Lake Dam project and keeping rates reasonable for low