Thane (Juneau)
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Thane is a community in the City and Borough of Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located along Gastineau Channel, it begins one mile (1.6 km) south of downtown Juneau and consists of approximately two dozen homes spread over five miles (8 km). All the homes are located on Thane Road, which comes to a dead end about six miles (10 km) from downtown; there are no side streets. It was named for Bartlett Thane, Manager and Director of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company.
The only electric link for Juneau travels through Thane from the Snettisham hydroelectric dam. Avalanches knock out this power line somewhat routinely[1], forcing the local power company, Alaska Electric Light & Power, to keep a series of reserve diesel generators on standby.
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