August 28, 2009
APRN is among the news outlets reporting on efforts by Anchorage to have a plan in place to handle a potential energy crisis this winter in Southcentral Alaska. In each of the past two winters, the Railbelt has come close to having too little pressure in the natural gas pipelines, which could result in a [...] Read More
August 28, 2009
APRN reports on state approval of a deal to sell the Healy coal plant to Golden Valley Electric Association. Price is $50 million plus a $45 million loan to get the plant up and running. The plant will start producing power in two years and will lower energy prices in the area, a utility spokeswoman [...] Read More
August 27, 2009
KTUU reporter Rhonda McBride produced this report CHENA HOT SPRINGS, Alaska — Chena Hot Springs is a hot spot in America — and not just for its waters, but also for its innovation. A test project at Chena could help bring affordable electricity to rural Alaska and help oil companies produce green energy. Alaska’s oil [...] Read More
August 25, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $51 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Alaska, Guam and New Jersey. Under DOE’s State Energy Program, states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy [...] Read More
August 25, 2009
A new report on energy efficiency from the consulting firm McKinsey found that the United States could save $1.2 trillion through 2020, by investing $520 billion in improvements like sealing leaky building ducts and replacing inefficient household appliances with new, energy-saving models. Read more Read More
August 20, 2009
Look for REAP Executive Director Chris Rose at Chena Hot Springs this weekend. He is among those testifying at a Senate Energy and Resources Committee field hearing being held there Saturday. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is chairing the hearing, which is on the status of renewable energy technology with a focus on issues involving rural [...] Read More
August 19, 2009
Does rooftop wind power have a future? Preston Koerner reports today that four new wind turbines are going up atop a 22-story building in downtown Portland. At first glance, it doesn’t sound like a great deal: The turbines cost $40,000 in all and will satisfy just 1 percent of the building’s electricity needs. But the [...] Read More
August 19, 2009
For a brief, shining moment, Spain was the best solar market in the world. Unlike in cloudy Germany, the sun bakes Spain’s southwestern provinces — the brown, hard-packed Extremadura and Andalusía — on the Mediterranean coast. And the Spanish government, eager to fulfill its commitments to renewable energy, guaranteed generous subsidies for any company that [...] Read More
August 18, 2009
Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting August 21, 2009 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm1:30 pm to 4:30 pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Christine Glunz August 7, 2009 202-456-3469 Obama Administration Officials to Hold Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Anchorage August 21, 2009 ANCHORAGE, AK – Obama Administration officials will hold their first Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in [...] Read More
August 17, 2009
Many thanks to Carol Heyman, the Manager of Commercial & Community Relations for Chugach Electric Association, Inc., for her presentation at REAPs monthly forum on Aug. 12. Carol talked about Chugach’s energy efficiency work, their Smart Power program, their rebate coupons for energy efficient lightbulbs and plans for the future. Discussion was lively about how best [...] Read More
