Unalaska, AK – The new power plant is nearing completion -- and on Friday, all Unalaskans will be aware of its progress. The Department of Public Utilities will be testing two new generators and bringing them online, which could cause power outages in the community.

Public Utilities tried a dry run and turned on both W rtsil engines yesterday and today without connecting them to the grid. There total output will be over 10 megawatts of energy.

Public Utilities director Dan Winters expects the power outages to last approximately one hour. The new generators are expected to go online permanently in December.