Wednesday May 8 | Homer Tribune
Steam helps reduce fossil fuel needs at new HEA plant
Since waste heat is being used to produce steam, the Nikiski HEA plant will see an increase from its original output of 40 megawatts to 60 megawatts without using any additional natural gas.
Troopers charge driver with felony DUI
A 50-year-old Kenai Peninsula man whose driver's license is revoked until 2063 has been charged with felony driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
'Kids today' are doing great things
Three recent stories we'd like to draw to your attention have touched on some very different subjects - teen suicide, animal neglect and abuse, and the Caring for the Kenai competition - but each touches on a similar theme: young people in our community raising awareness to make their world a better place.
NordAq says if testing goes OK production could begin this fall
NordAq Energy has submitted an amended plan of operations for its Tiger Eye Central project, and has told the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas that pending the successful outcome of its exploration program, it may install production facilities.
While state lawmakers have been mulling changes to Alaska's oil tax system on the North Slope for the last several years, interest, exploration and production has been increasing in Cook Inlet.
Anchorage plant outage affects 4,600 on Peninsula
More than 4,000 Kenai Peninsula homes lost power this morning when Chugach Electric's Southcentral Power Project in Anchorage went offline.
Tours of HEA's Nikiski generation plant offered
Homer Electric Association will provide public tours of its new Nikiski Combined Cycle Conversion Project from 1-4:30 p.m. May 1. The tours will be approximately 30-minutes long and provide the public with an opportunity to get an up-close look at the new power generation facility.
Homer's winning entries dominate - Caring for the Kenai' competition
Four area schools are in the process of searching for new principals and the public is invited to weigh in on the process in candidate interviews ahead.