July 12, 2011
by Molly Young for The Oregonian, July 10, 2010 AURORA — When Dan Lever advertised a quarter-section of farmland for rent east of town, a man replied with an idea for a more permanent crop. Lever now has 2,100 ground-mounted solar panels shining near his house. “It’s not a typical sight in a pastoral area,” Lever said. [...] Read More
July 11, 2011
Congratulations to Chugach Electric Association and CIRI for their work on this project! Chugach Electric Association in June agreed to purchase power from the Fire Island Wind project. When built, the 17.6-megawatt wind farm will be the largest in Alaska. But the Power Purchase Agreement between Chugach and Fire Island Wind LLC needed approval from the [...] Read More
July 8, 2011
by Angela Denning-Barnes for KYUK, July 7, 2011 Many villages near Bethel are pursuing wind energy. However, Bethel’s own pursuits have been hampered by the reluctance of its electric company, Bethel Utilities Corporation, to get involved. The City would need to connect its wind projects into the existing grid, but BUC won’t [...] Read More
July 7, 2011
July 7, 2011 Anchorage, AK – Today the Alaska Electric Vehicle Association (AkEVA) joined more than 180 local and national companies and organizations to show their support for plug-in electric vehicle (EV) policies and infrastructure –demonstrating the groundswell of support in all regions of the country for EV innovation and the types of policies [...] Read More
July 6, 2011
By Tracy Kalytiak for Alaska Business Monthly Paying the light bill and keeping the house warm in rural Alaska can be formidably expensive for someone like Samuel Carl, who, with his wife, Polly, works hard to support the family’s six children in Kipnuk. “This spring I’ve been hunting and we have the [...] Read More
July 6, 2011
by Chris Anderson for Wired, June 20, 2011 Bill Gates, head of charity, is every bit as brilliant and hyperrational as Bill Gates, head of Microsoft, ever was. The cochair of the world’s biggest foundation can hold forth on the impact of polio in India, the challenges of fixing American high schools, and the necessity of [...] Read More
July 6, 2011
Facility washed away by 2006 flood better than ever By Derrill Holly for ECT, July 5, 2011 Nearly five years after flash flooding ripped a co-op-owned hydroelectric project away from the banks of an Alaska creek, a larger, more efficient facility is producing electricity for its consumer-members. The Humpback Creek Hydroelectric Project is expected to [...] Read More
July 6, 2011
Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy News – June 30, 2011 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report showcasing numerous energy-saving products and technologies, made possible through DOE research and development, which are currently available in the market or projected to enter the marketplace in the future. Because buildings consume roughly [...] Read More
July 4, 2011
*REAP note: REAP has compiled a searchable database of all the clean energy funding included in the capital budget. Click the link here and then look for the searchable database to download By Shane Iverson of KYUK: Scores of villages across the windy Yukon Kuskokwim Delta will get a chance to see if they can harness [...] Read More
June 30, 2011
Gov. Parnell on Wednesday approved $303 million in funding for renewable energy development, and for energy efficiency programs to make our homes, businesses, and schools more energy efficient. This funding will support development of wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass and other renewable resources from Nome to Anchorage to Kodiak; encourage development of emerging energy technologies, and [...] Read More
