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[2025 Spring Energy Speaker Series] Off-Roading with REAP: Tales from Community Energy Engagement in Rural Alaska

June 4, 202512:00 pmZoom

With the application period now open for communities interested in joining Cohort 5, the ETIPP team has been sharing lots of information online and via informational webinars about the program itself. Against this backdrop, REAP Microgrid Project Managers, Haleigh Reed and Savannah Crichton, are keen to share some of their experiences and learnings gleaned from their community energy engagement work in communities...

Past Events

We have organized and hosted eleven Alaska Renewable Energy Fairs and six Business of Clean Energy in Alaska conferences that brought expert speakers from around the world to Anchorage to meet and network with Alaskans. Speakers have included former CIA director James Woolsey, former National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane and Governors Bill Ritter (CO), Chet Culver (IA) and Jennifer Granholm (MI). Don’t miss the fun! Sign up to receive updates on upcoming events.

[2025 Spring Energy Speaker Series] Harvesting the Midnight Sun: Annual Net Metering Potential in the Railbelt

May 21, 202512:00 pmZoom

Ms. McKittrick’s first such piece, titled “Energy conservation is good. And raises electric rates. What does that mean for net metering reforms?” can be accessed here. And her most recent write-up titled, “What would we get with the Annual Net Metering bill?” is available here. Against the backdrop of impending shortfalls in supply of Cook Inlet natural gas and the resulting need to source an increasing...

[2025 Spring Energy Speaker Series] Electrifying Alaska’s Railbelt: A Generation and Transmission History

May 7, 202512:00 pmZoom

In summary, Dr. Wight’s paper (available online here), “asks: how did the Railbelt electrify and become a grid? The paper finds that Alaskans, with the indispensable support of the federal government, built 2.7 gigawatts of generation and over 1,600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines. Development proceeded organically with Alaska’s wider economy and boomed periodically with distinct “golden...

[2025 Spring Energy Speaker Series] A Renewable Portfolio Standard for Alaska’s Railbelt

April 23, 2025YouTube

House Bill 153 and its companion bill, Senate Bill 149, would establish an RPS for Alaska’s Railbelt, requiring the region’s electric utilities to diversify their generation portfolios and generate an increasing percentage of their electricity from renewable sources over the coming years. REAP and its partners have been developing and advocating for Railbelt RPS legislation for more than three years,...

November 2024 Railbelt Energy Forum

November 20, 20245:30 pmAnchorage Museum - 625 C Street

In light of looming Cook Inlet natural gas shortfalls and several competing visions for how to meet Railbelt energy needs, it is important that we think critically about the choices ahead and align around a vision for our collective energy future. With that in mind, REAP was thrilled to host the final installment of its 2024 Fall Energy Speaker Series in-person at the Anchorage Museum on Wednesday, November 20. ...

[2024 Fall Energy Speaker Series] Knowledge is Power: Clean Energy Education for Alaska’s Youth

October 23, 2024Zoom

This understanding informs our Energy Education work and underscores the importance of promoting the various clean energy educational opportunities available across the state. That is why we are thrilled for the second installment in REAP’s 2024 Fall Energy Speaker Series to feature an in-depth conversation with three incredible educators who are doing the critical work of educating Alaska’s up-and-coming...

[2024 Fall Energy Speaker Series] Clean Energy Funding for Alaskan Homes & Businesses

October 9, 2024Zoom

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced and expanded tax credits for clean energy technologies including game-changing new provisions that enable tax-exempt and governmental entities—such as states, local governments, Tribes, territories, and nonprofits—to take an active role in building the clean energy economy. The IRA also invested billions of dollars in rebate programs aimed at providing low- and...

Tips for Home Energy Efficiency

June 12, 20245:30 pmMoose Room, Z.J. Loussac Library - 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK 99503

Summer may not be the time when energy efficiency is on your mind—but it should be! Spring, summer, and fall are the best times to do weatherization work, service your appliances and heating systems, and implement energy-saving habits before the temperatures drop. Join REAP’s Network Coordinator Jenny Starrs for a free presentation and discussion on Wednesday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m. to learn all about how...

[2024 Spring Energy Speaker Series] Rural Independent Power Producers: Who and What Does It Take?

May 15, 202412:00 pmZoom

IPPs have brought hundreds of kilowatts of renewable power onto electric grids throughout Alaska, with plans for hundreds of megawatts more. These non-utility companies are typically private, for-profit entities that generate and sell power to electric utilities through power purchase agreements (PPAs). But in rural Alaska, where markets often aren’t large enough to entice private investment,...

REAP’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

June 27, 20245:30 pmKing Street Brewing Company - 9050 King Street, Anchorage, AK 99515

REAP turns 20 this summer! Two decades is a long time, and it’s truly remarkable what this organization has achieved since it was founded in 2004 with the mission of accelerating the development of renewable energy and promoting energy efficiency across Alaska. We really hope you can join REAP’s staff, members, and your fellow clean energy champions at King Street Brewing Company on Thursday, June 27, for a...

[2024 Spring Energy Speaker Series] Cook Inlet’s Immense Renewable Energy Potential

May 1, 202412:00 pmZoom

What: An in-depth discussion with Alaskan energy experts about the immense renewable energy resources available in Cook Inlet and one developer’s efforts to harness them economically. Where: YouTube – watch the recording here Who: When: This free webinar was held from Noon to 1pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Email REAP’s Outreach Director, Donovan Russoniello, at drussoniello@realaska.org...

[2024 Spring Energy Speaker Series] Indigenous Power: Building Alaska’s Energy Future

April 17, 202412:00 pmZoom

What: An in-depth discussion with Alaskan energy experts about the ongoing work to develop local renewable energy projects and the myriad benefits they will bring to the rural Alaskan communities of Angoon and Chignik Bay. Where: YouTube – watch the recording here Who: When: This free webinar was held from Noon to 1pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Email REAP’s Outreach Director, Donovan...