BLM REA YKL 2011_2011 Fuel Price Change 2000 to 2010 in the Yukon River Lowlands - Kuskokwim Mountains - Lime Hills

Most communities in the western and interior parts of the state rely primarily on electricity generated with diesel fuel. These communities had the most expensive electricity in 2011. Most remote rural communities are eligible for the Power Cost Equalization (PCE) program instituted by the state to offset the high fuel prices in these communities. The program pays 95% of residential electricity cost However, the program has not been fully funded by the Legislature in 15 out of its 25 years of existence, and electricity rates in rural Alaska with PCE are still higher than in urban Alaska. There has been a recent dramatic increase in fuel prices throughout Alaska. This dataset shows the change in price of a gallon of diesel over the 1991-2000 and 2000-2010 decades. Prices are inflation adjusted 2013 US dollars.

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notes Most communities in the western and interior parts of the state rely primarily on electricity generated with diesel fuel. These communities had the most expensive electricity in 2011. Most remote rural communities are eligible for the Power Cost Equalization (PCE) program instituted by the state to offset the high fuel prices in these communities. The program pays 95% of residential electricity cost However, the program has not been fully funded by the Legislature in 15 out of its 25 years of existence, and electricity rates in rural Alaska with PCE are still higher than in urban Alaska. There has been a recent dramatic increase in fuel prices throughout Alaska. This dataset shows the change in price of a gallon of diesel over the 1991-2000 and 2000-2010 decades. Prices are inflation adjusted 2013 US dollars.
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title BLM REA YKL 2011_2011 Fuel Price Change 2000 to 2010 in the Yukon River Lowlands - Kuskokwim Mountains - Lime Hills