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Yaakwdáat. 13 feet of rain annually. Diesel – $4.49 plus tax and service fees. Electricity – $0.55/kWh. Consider Raven. Southeast Alaska’s first known energy hero who, through his own unique brand of trickery, wrested enormous power from...
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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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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...
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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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This summer marked an exciting milestone for REAP as we took the next step in combining our energy education and other community engagement efforts in Southeast Alaska. In Sitka, we combined our popular summer camp programming and work with local partners to engage community...
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Momentum has been building nationwide for cultivating energy literacy in K-12 classrooms. To continue that growth, 34 educators from 21 states gathered in June on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yedd’ha campus to learn about clean energy and lessons, methods, and...
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Inside Newhalen School, past puddles of melting snow outside, the main hallway was lined with duffels, sleeping bags, snow boots, and parkas. The gear was grouped under handwritten signs: “Tanalian, Perryville, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Igiugig, Meshik, Nondalton,...
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This spring, REAP’s Alaska Network for Energy Education and Employment developed and taught a new energy career visibility and readiness course for a cohort of 11th graders from the Lower Yukon School District. The Powering Your Future course built on a yearslong partnership...
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These non-utility companies are often private, for-profit entities that generate and sell power to electric utilities through power purchase agreements. But in rural Alaska, where markets typically aren’t large enough to entice private investment, consortium-backed and...
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Training coordination program People in Power (PIP) has been hard at work this spring. The initiative, funded by the Denali Commission, the Department of Energy’s Arctic Energy Office, and the Rural Alaska Community Action Program and executed by REAP, improves performance...
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A newly funded hydropower project 40 years in the making aims to bring energy security and resilience to Angoon. Regional partnerships, including a winter career fair, are empowering youth to play a central role in the community’s energy future.
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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...
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