Fairbanks utility costs top urban U.S.

A dependence on crude oil for electricity, heating and transportation combined with record high fuel prices hit Fairbanks hard

The Associated Press

A survey has found that Alaska’s second largest city has by far the highest utility costs among urban areas nationwide. The data collected by The Council for Community and Economic Research found that residents in Fairbanks pay more than double the national average for utilities, according to the Fa....