Never before has there been a better time to run electric power to Juneau’s cruise ship docks, power that will allow ships to shut down their engines while in port. Let's create Juneau's cruise ship no-idle zone.

Passenger head tax money will help cover the costs, industry leaders have expressed their support, passenger levels have reached an all-time high (1.3 million expected this year) and the number and size of visiting ships continues to rise. Studies have been done both here and up and down the east and west coasts. We know this works. Montreal recently powered four berths for approximately $2 million each, far less than the $13 million for one berth that a local study concluded. These same ships plug in while berthed in Seattle, Vancouver and in other major ports. We started this in 2001. Let’s finish the job!