McGrath fuel costs nearly double, gas now $7.15/gallon

Thu, July 19, 2007
Posted in Alaska News

Low water levels on the upper Kuskokwim have made it impossible to barge fuel into McGrath this year. The region’s fuel delivery company — Crowley — has been flying in shipments instead. That’s sent the price of heating oil to $6.78 a gallon and unleaded gasoline to $7.15. Higher river levels in recent days have allowed Crowley to dispatch a barge. But there’s no guarantee it will make it, because the two lowest spots on the river have no gauges. Meanwhile McGrath is considering a biomass project to reduce costs.

Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage

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