Initiatives / Advocacy
REAP has also been a strong advocate for energy efficiency and home weatherization programs over the years. REAP advocacy helped spur the state legislature to appropriate $640 million between 2008 and 2015 to fund the state’s low-income weatherization and home energy...
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After REAP’s success in establishing the REF to support commercial renewable energy technologies in 2008, the organization partnered with the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP), the Denali Commission and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to design a state...
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In 2007, REAP brought the idea of creating a renewable energy grant fund to the Alaska state legislature. In 2008, the Renewable Energy Fund (REF) was established by the legislature in a unanimous vote. The REF issues grants for renewable energy projects across the...
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In 2008, the Cold Climate Housing Research Center published the first of two reports outlining recommended state programs, initiatives, and goals to reduce end-use energy demand and keep hundreds of millions of dollars in the state’s economy each year. That year, the state...
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Carbon pricing schemes generally fall into two categories: cap and trade systems and carbon taxes. Revenue-positive pricing schemes accrue new revenue for the state, province or nation which can be reinvested in renewable energy development or other programs or funds. ...
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Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy & Resilience (C-PACER) is an innovative financing program that enables owners of commercial and industrial properties to obtain low-cost, long-term financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy and resilience projects and then...
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