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Golden Valley Electric details tree‑clearing, crew and grant plan to reduce Cantwell‑area outages
Summary
Golden Valley Electric Association told the Denali Borough Assembly it has seen an uptick of outages on the Cantwell feeder tied to beetle‑killed spruce; the co‑op plans mechanical clearing outside typical easements, to pursue DOT partnerships and to reapply for a wildfire‑defense grant in 2026 while stationing crews closer to Cantwell.
Golden Valley Electric Association (GBEA) briefed the Denali Borough Assembly on Nov. 12 about a cluster of outages along the Cantwell‑to‑McKinley corridor and outlined a multi‑pronged plan to reduce outages and wildfire risk.
"A lot of those trees that have been dead for some time are reaching that point where they're starting to fail," COO Nathan Minima said, summarizing field reports that attribute many recent outages to beetle‑killed spruce falling into lines. Minima told the assembly that GBEA logged about five outages on the Cantwell feeder during the first nine months of the year and around 11 outages from October to the present.
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