EKLUTNA GENERATION STATION PALMER, ALASKA, USA Palmer, a town some 40 miles northeast of An- chorage, Alaska, recently showcased the pioneer- ing spirit of its namesake entrepreneurial founder George W. Palmer, as the cooperative utility head- quartered there, Matanuska Electric Association (MEA), departed from conventional practice and decided to build its own power plant. For its clients in the Alaskan Railbelt this meant greatly reduc- i

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