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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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The last few years have seen a fast acceleration in rural Alaska’s predominantly diesel-dependent microgrids integrating large-scale solar projects. With many more projects in the pipeline, there are important lessons to learn from earlier projects’ workforce training...
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Yaakwdáat. 13 feet of rain annually. Diesel – $4.49 plus tax and service fees. Electricity – $0.55/kWh. Consider Raven. Southeast Alaska’s first known energy hero who, through his own unique brand of trickery, wrested enormous power from...
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Solar power is an often overlooked option in Alaska due to the state’s long, dark winters. But a growing number of developers, electricians and engineers are expanding Alaska’s solar generation to take advantage of its sunny springs and summers. New tax credits for...
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This Earth Day, we pause to celebrate the curiosity, creativity and resilience of Alaska students as they navigated new and uncharted educational realms. The REAP STEM team was right there helping students rise to the challenge by providing a variety of hybrid hands-on and...
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Residents of the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) have already started voting for the next mayor, some are voting for school board seat, and everyone is voting on 10 different bond measures. What you may not know is that Proposition 1 includes funding for solar panels on...
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REAP, in collaboration with Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP), National Labs and other partners, is offering technical assistance to rural Alaskan communities through the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (applications due February 15th). National...
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