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Assembly endorses SEPA resiliency project; urges priority for state and federal funding
Summary
The Petersburg Borough Assembly voted unanimously to support the Southeast Alaska Power Agency’s delivery resiliency (SEADR) project and urged state and federal agencies to prioritize funding for the regional infrastructure upgrade.
The Petersburg Borough Assembly on Aug. 4 voted to adopt Resolution 20‑25‑19, affirming support for the Southeast Alaska Power Agency’s Southeast Alaska Delivery Resiliency (SEADR) Cedar project and urging state and federal agencies to prioritize grant funding.
Member Lynn moved to approve the resolution; Member Valentine seconded. The motion passed on a 4‑0 roll call (Member Stanton Gregor participated and voted yes, per the roll call). The resolution expresses borough support for SEPA’s application to the Alaska Energy Authority’s resiliency grant program and asks state and federal partners to prioritize funding for the regional infrastructure effort.
Assembly members discussed why the project matters to Petersburg despite initial funding targeting upgrades in other parts of the system. Member Lynn said upgrades that allow more power to be delivered into regional points of interconnection would enable SEPA to sell additional power, which in turn could help keep local electric rates lower across SEPA member utilities, including Petersburg.
No specific funding commitment by the borough was recorded at the meeting; the vote was an expression of support for SEPA’s application and a request that agencies prioritize the project for resiliency funding.
The resolution passed with no recorded dissents, and the assembly directed no follow‑up appropriations at this meeting.
