Alaska village will install new river power generator

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A tiny Alaska Native village is adopting an emerging technology to transform the power of a local river into a renewable energy source.
The village council in Igiugig (ig-ee-UH’-gig) is the first tribal entity in the nation licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to harness river water that’s not connected to a dam.
An underwater generator will be installed in coming days in the Kvichak River, part of a salmon-rich system that also provides