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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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Anchorage is the first municipality in Alaska to set up a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program, and the first project under this program is in progress. Join us to hear from Melanie Lucas-Conwell, the new manager of Anchorage’s C-PACE program on the...
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This fall REAP is offering several teacher trainings all about clean energy. A large part of the work that REAP’s educators do is offering trainings for teachers. We often hear how teachers just don’t know enough about energy to teach it, don’t know what...
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More than 1,200 Kindergarten through twelfth grade students from 22 schools in eight regions around the state participated in the ninth annual Power Pledge Challenge (PPC), an initiative from AK EnergySmart aimed at helping youth better understand energy use. Participating...
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