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Cook Inlet gas is used to heat three out of every four homes in Southcentral Alaska and generate roughly 75% of the region’s electricity. For years, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources has projected that supply is likely to fall short of demand as soon as 2027. Now,...
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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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Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) is seeking a Microgrid Project Manager to work with remote Alaskan communities, national laboratories and other partners to help transition rural microgrids to more resilient energy systems. Location: Location: Anchorage, Alaska, with...
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Alaska consistently ranks among some of the most energy intensive and expensive states in the country. Wasted energy from poorly designed homes, leaky building envelopes, and aging housing stock is especially harmful in rural and remote areas, where energy costs often double...
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Heat pump projects are growing rapidly throughout Alaska, with incentives in the form of tax credits and upcoming rebates through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) and grant programs set to help install over 7,000 heat pumps throughout coastal communities and the...
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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...
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On an unseasonably warm day in February, I flew up to Fairbanks to meet with families at the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) Head Start program. Angi Thomas, FNA’s Head Start family wellness coordinator, had reached out to REAP the prior November to see what education we...
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To expand the energy literacy and skills of teens from the Lower Yukon, REAP led a collaboration of cross-disciplinary educators to teach a Home Energy Basics course at Kusilvak Career Academy this fall.
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People in Power (PIP) is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Arctic Energy Office, Denali Commission and REAP that works to improve performance at small, independent electric utilities in rural Alaska through targeted staff training. Independent...
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The Inflation Reduction Act is the most ambitious energy and climate policy ever passed by Congress. It is estimated that its provisions will drive investment of $369 billion into clean energy and climate priorities. This investment comes in several different forms including...
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