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Alaska’s Renewable Energy Engineering Competition The Clean Energy Olympics is Alaska’s State KidWind Challenge. Young engineers in 4th through 12th grade build model wind turbines and solar-powered homes and compete for a chance to compete in the World KidWind...
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On Thursday, March 26th, 2026, Renewable Energy Alaska Project’s Public Policy Committee voted to endorse Daniel Jensen and Connie Fredenberg for election to the Matanuska Electric Association Board of Directors. REAP’s decision to endorse candidates for the...
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As a community educator for more than 15 years, I believe stewardship is more than a lesson—it is a way of being. It is a responsibility to our place, to one another, and to future generations. That belief was shaped by mentors, like Clay Good, who saw potential in me...
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Truly understanding the importance of energy in our lives doesn’t just happen overnight. That’s why REAP was thrilled to build on its partnership with Kusilvak Career Academy to deliver two weeks-long clean energy courses for their students in 2025. Last year, REAP staff...
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Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) is seeking a Rural Energy Manager to work with remote Alaska communities, national laboratories and other partners to support the transition to cleaner and more resilient energy systems. We encourage anyone who is interested in this...
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Every day, small staffs of rural Alaska utilities pull off the Herculean and often unseen work of maintaining electricity, water, and bulk fuel services to their communities. Every aspect of community life relies on their meticulous completion of operator logs, oil changes,...
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More than 2,000 students from 92 fourth through twelfth grade classrooms participated in the 2025 Power Pledge Challenge, an initiative aimed at helping youth better understand energy use. This year’s state prize winner is Marty Dean’s 4th grade class in Juneau! ...
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Jenny Starrs, REAP’s Program Manager for the Alaska Network for Energy Education and Employment, opened the meeting by addressing a challenge familiar to nearly every industry in Alaska: a shrinking local workforce. With more than a decade of net outmigration and the highest...
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RE+ Alaska will bring together clean energy professionals to discuss real-world solutions helping to spur electrification for tribal and rural communities. With a focus on the people and projects accelerating Alaska’s energy transition, tribal funding opportunities, and...
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Since he founded the organization 21 years ago, Chris Rose has guided and grown REAP into the nonprofit partner trusted across Alaska and known throughout the world for its work to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions for the benefit of all Alaskans. Under...
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Safe, reliable, and efficient bulk fuel operations are crucial for the successful operations of powerhouses, generators, and any integrated renewable technology in Alaska’s rural communities. But funding support for repairing or replacing bulk fuel facilities has been...