REAP coordinates with Governor Dunleavy on Green Bank legislation, Cook Inlet slated to have one of the nation’s first tidal power generators
REAP was highlighted in various news articles over the past few months. Check out our projects and stories below.
REAP has advocated for a Green Bank for years and, this spring, coordinated with the Governor’s office on a bill that would use state funds to leverage private sector financing that might not have been otherwise available.
Notable headlines include:
- Governor introduces ‘green bank’ bill in anticipation of federal infrastructure funding, KTUU
- ‘Green bank’ for sustainable energy projects finds favor with Dunleavy and Young, KTOO
- ‘Green bank’ for sustainable energy projects finds favor with Dunleavy and Young, Alaska Public Media
- Banking on ‘green’ for energy independence- Dunleavy proposes investment fund for sustainable energy, Juneau Empire
- Pace in Juneau picks up with Legislature’s adjournment three weeks away, Frontiersman
The Department of Energy recently announced the awardees of a new program in collaboration with REAP and other partners. The Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project, or ETIPP, will help five remote, Alaskan communities find clean energy solutions.
Notable headlines include:
- New federal program to help 5 remote Alaska communities transition to renewable energy, Alaska Public Media
- New federal program to help remote Alaska communities with renewable energy infrastructure, KCAW
- Dillingham and Aleknagik to receive federal assistance with renewable energy projects, KDLG
Cook Inlet is at the center of tidal energy development with the Ocean Renewable Power Company of Maine filing a permit this spring for a pilot project in Nikiski. Tidal energy is an untapped renewable resource that could be more dependable than solar or wind, and Cook Inlet has some of the largest tides in the world.
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Alaska Railbelt Utilities leaders are requesting double the time to implement major grid reform as they move forward in the process. The regulatory development has taken longer than expected showing that implementing change can sometimes require improvement and adaptations along the way.
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Renewable Energy and EV implementation is happening slowly in rural Alaska. REAP implemented hybrid systems with fossil fuel backups in dozens of villages and are slowly adding renewable sources all over the state.
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