The Snettisham hydroelectric power plant is a 78 MW power plant located 28 miles south of central

Juneau, Alaska Juneau ( ; ), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Alaska, located along the Gastineau Channel and the Southeast Alaska, Alaskan panhandle. Juneau was named the ...

and accessible only by

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. The power plant is fed by two lakes that are tapped from below, negating the need for a traditional dam. As of December 2017 it supplies 78% of the electricity for

Alaska Electric Light & Power Alaska Electric Light & Power, also known as AEL&P, is the power utility for Juneau, the capital city of Alaska. AEL&P gets their electricity primarily through the Snettisham hydroelectric power plant, located in an uninhabited region Southeast ...

. It is connected to Juneau by a 44-mile transmission line. It was completed in 1973.

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Hydroelectric power plants in Alaska Buildings and structures in Juneau, Alaska United States local public utility dams Dams in Alaska Energy infrastructure completed in 1973 1973 establishments in Alaska {{JuneauAK-geo-stub