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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nome, Alaska, could be looking at a very costly winter: $9-a-gallon gasoline.
The coastal city of more than 3,500 residents is iced in, and a massive winter storm last month prevented a barge that usually carries fuel from getting to shore.
The most likely plan is to fly fuel in, but that will be costly.
A gallon of gas was selling for $5.98 and jet fuel $6.77 a gallon Wednesday. The next barge delivery wouldn’t be until June. In the meantime, flying fuel to the city could increase the cost per gallon by $3 to $4, officials said.
