Corrosion found on Sitka’s Blue Lake turbines

The three new turbines were built in England by Gilkes, and generate 5.3 megawatts each. With them, Sitka’s generation capacity increased 30 percent. (Emily Kwong, KCAW)
The Sitka Electric Department has discovered corrosion in the three new blue lake turbines.
Gilbert Gilkes and Gordon Ltd. manufactured the turbines and installed them in 2014.
“We disassembled partially the three blue lake turbines prior to the end of the warranty period,”  said utility dir