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		<title>Home Energy Rebate Program reduced energy use, created jobs, saved Alaskans money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) teamed up recently for an analysis  of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation&#8217;s (AHFC) Home Energy Rebate Program. There&#8217;s lots to read here and some good results. Alaska’s state government has spent an estimated $110 million since 2008  for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/05/home-energy-rebate-program-reduced-energy-use-created-jobs-saved-alaskans-money/</link>
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		<title>Tok School swaps oil for biomass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Ellis at KUAC: A school in Tok has swapped oil for biomass heating. The wood-fired boiler will also be used to generate electricity. Hear more
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		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/05/tok-school-swaps-oil-for-biomass/</link>
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		<title>Massive wind turbines newest features of Kotzebue skyline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By  Hannah Heimbuch &#124; The Arctic Sounder:  There are a couple of new features on the Kotzebue skyline this spring. Two 250-foot towers have sprouted up about 4 miles from town, the newest additions to Kotzebue Electric Association&#8217;s wind farm.
It&#8217;s true the farm already sported 17 windmills, but the new additions are on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 14 &amp; May 15 wind power meetings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 14 AK Wind Working Group 



Stephanie
Nowers
REAP


Wim
Robbertsen
EWT Inc


Darron
Scott
Kodiak Electric


Martin
Miller
TDX Power


Doug
Vaught
V3 Energy


Brent
Petrie
AVEC


Connie
Fredenberg
Marsh Creek LLC


Clinton
White
STG


Brennan
Walsh
STG Incorporated


Josh
Craft
AEA


Peter
Crimp
AEA


Rich
Stromberg
AEA


Crystal
Enkvist
Alaska Power Association


Amy
Paxson
Alaska Power Association


Ginny
Fay
ISER, UAA


Jodi
Fondy
Denali Commission


Chris
Rose
REAP


Courtney
Munson
REAP


David
Faller
WHPacific, Inc


Gwen
Holdmann
UAF


Marc
Mueller-Stoffels
UAF


David
Light
UAF


Dennis
Witmer
 


Scott
Barr
North Slope Borough


Price
Leavitt
North Slope Borough


Richard
Wies
University of Alaska   Fairbanks




May 15 Wind Energy Applications Training Symposium 



Stephanie
Nowers
REAP


Connie
Fredenberg
Marsh Creek LLC


Rich
Stromberg
AEA


Crystal
Enkvist
Alaska Power Association


Amy
Paxson
Alaska Power Association


Deborah
Vo
AEA


Sandra
Moller
AEA


Scott
Barr
North Slope Borough


Price
Leavitt
North Slope Borough


Dennis
Witmer
 


Marc
Mueller-Stoffels
UAF



 
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		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/05/may-14-may-15-wind-power-meetings/</link>
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		<title>Wind power fuels Alaska&#8217;s push for rural renewable energy sources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Alex Demarban at Alaska Dispatch: Alaska&#8217;s alternative energy revolution will take a new twist this summer when 15 turbines spin to life over a trio of Southwest Alaska villages, in one of the most notable wind projects ever to reach the Bush.
Like so much heavy equipment in Southwest Alaska, the turbines are old-school hand-me-downs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/05/wind-power-fuels-alaskas-push-for-rural-renewable-energy-sources/</link>
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		<title>State moves toward construction of Susitna-Watana dam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Lochner &#124; Anchorage Press— The Alaska Energy Authority is on its way to getting a license to build a hydroelectric dam on the Susitna River at Watana Creek, roughly 90 river miles northeast of Talkeetna.
Proponents of the dam say it will provide stable electricity rates for the Railbelt far into the future. Opponents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/04/state-moves-toward-construction-of-susitna-watana-dam/</link>
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		<title>A battery farm heads to Alaska</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kirsten Korosec &#124; SmartPlanet— Alaska utility Kodiak Electric Association has  aspirations to double the capacity of its wind farm project, which  already provides nearly 10 percent of its power. To do that, KEA has to  somehow bring stability to this sporadic source of power. Its answer: a  battery farm.
Xtreme Power [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/04/a-battery-farm-heads-to-alaska/</link>
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		<title>Planners have high hopes for low energy costs at UA Fairbanks &#8216;Sustainable Village&#8217; housing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Republic &#124; FAIRBANKS, Alaska — When the drone of a massive air compressor chugged to a halt Friday morning at a construction site near the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Jack Hebert said with a smile that it would be the last time any fossil fuel would be used there.
Hebert, the president of the Cold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/04/planners-have-high-hopes-for-low-energy-costs-at-ua-fairbanks-sustainable-village-housing/</link>
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		<title>Fire Island wind power farm equipment begins arriving at Anchorage port</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alaska Dispatch– Three vessels from Tianchang, China, docked at the Port of Anchorage  this week, the first visible step expected to lead to wind turbines on  Fire Island contributing to Anchorage’s power grid.
For now, the wind turbines and related equipment will be stored at  the port until all the ice is gone. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/04/fire-island-wind-power-farm-equipment-begins-arriving-at-anchorage-port/</link>
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		<title>Energy efficiency goals too low?</title>
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By                        Russell Stigall &#124; Morris News Service-Alaska, Juneau Empire:  The state of Alaska has a relatively new law that requires a quarter of public buildings be 15 percent more efficient by 2020.

&#8220;Ten [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2012/04/energy-efficiency-goals-too-low/</link>
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