Although wind and hydroelectric power are abundant and underdeveloped, proposals for statewide energy systems (e.g. with special low-cost electric interties) were judged uneconomical (at the time of the report, 2001) due to low (less than 50¢/gal) fuel prices, long distances and low population.
ɔːlðˈoʊ wˈɪnd ænd hˌaɪdɹoʊɪlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚɹ ɑːɹ ɐbˈʌndənt ænd ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləpt, pɹəpˈoʊzəlz fɔːɹ stˈeɪtwaɪd ˈɛnɚdʒi sˈɪstəmz ˈiː.dʒˈiː. wɪð spˈɛʃəl lˈoʊkˈɔst ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ˌɪntɚtˈaɪz wɜː dʒˈʌdʒd ʌnˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkəl æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn dˈuː tə lˈoʊ lˈɛs ðɐn fˈɪfti sˈɛntsslæʃ ɡˈæl fjˈuːəl pɹˈaɪsᵻz, lˈɔŋ dˈɪstənsᵻz ænd lˈoʊ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən.