Energy

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Hilcorp again eyes Interior Alaska for oil exploration

Oil and gas company Hilcorp appears to be moving toward new oil and gas exploration work in Alaska’s Interior.
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Alaska natural gas crunch is increasing demand for a traditional fuel — coal

With cheap gas-fired power now unavailable, the biggest utility in Fairbanks has shelved plans to shut down one of its coal-fired plants.

In sign of North Slope evolution, privately owned Texas company targets Chevron’s Alaska assets

A little known Texas company is buying a share of a key North Slope pipeline and asked to buy all of Chevron’s oil interests in the region — reviving questions about the Alaska oil industry’s capacity to decommission aging infrastructure and pay damages in the event of a spill.
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An Anchorage engineer thinks there’s a way to satisfy all parties competing for water in Eklutna Lake

The pitch comes as the governor weighs how to balance demands for hydroelectric power, drinking water and restoration of fish habitat.
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North Slope oil project is on track, Santos head tells industry gathering

Kevin Gallagher, CEO of Santos, told the Alaska Oil and Gas Association conference that the Pikka project is nearly 60% complete.
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RurAL CAP connects small businesses — including fishing boats — with federal energy dollars

RurAL CAP staff can help small businesses navigate applying for REAP grants, which pay up to 50% of many energy upgrades' costs.
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Small Cook Inlet producers say they need state government help before drilling for new natural gas

One company says it needs more support after $7 million of its loans were forgiven. Another wants a royalty reduction to drill a well.
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Heat pump incentive program aims to lower home heating bills in Gustavus

Gustavus was one of a dozen U.S. sites chosen for the National League of Cities' Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant program.
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Alaska’s embattled economic development agency signs contracts with 7 law firms

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, or AIDEA, is pushing an array of controversial projects across the state.
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Solar panels? A heat pump? Planners weigh how to make a remote Alaska border crossing more eco-friendly

The government is rebuilding its border crossing near Tok. Planners hope to reduce fossil fuel usage there by about 60%.
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Power-line problem triggered brief but broad outage across Southcentral Alaska

About 65,000 Chugach Electric and MEA customers lost power Monday night after a transmission-line fault near Wasilla.
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Inside the ‘titanic’ legal case that will help determine Alaska’s energy future: an analysis

Written testimony and public hearings help explain how an Anchorage electric utility’s proposed rate hike could affect consumers.
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Texas company seeks LNG import facility in Cook Inlet

The news is the latest development in the region’s race to stave off a looming shortfall of Cook Inlet natural gas.
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Army exploring geothermal energy for Fort Wainwright backup heat

A contractor plans to test 500-foot "deep wells" in the Fairbanks area for geothermal potential.
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Akiak residents hope month-long power outage will end this week

Residents say the outage has been catastrophic for many who have lost freezers full of subsistence foods.
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Southeast and Southcentral Alaska awarded $38M to launch heat pump rebate program

Homeowners will be eligible for rebates between $4,000 up to $8,500, depending on household income.
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Judge suspends controversial federal Cook Inlet lease sale, citing impacts on beluga whales

The landmark Inflation Reduction Act mandated the federal oil and gas lease sale. But the agency offering it fell short, the judge ruled.
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Alaska oil and gas watchdog again fines Hilcorp for Cook Inlet violation

The $86,000 fine, issued Friday, is the fourth levied against Alaska's second-largest North Slope oil and gas producer this year.
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Anchorage residents embracing rooftop solar cite concerns about natural gas shortfall

Homeowners and installers say they want to insulate from the rising costs of electricity.
Akiak

Akiak residents say weeks without power have ruined frozen food stores, drained savings

The outage, which has caused the Kuskokwim River town’s residents severe hardships, appears to be part of a broader issue with its generators.
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‘We will be made whole’: Land exchange meant to right an Exxon Valdez oversight

Sen. Lisa Murkowski's proposal addresses problems that stem from a massive land buyout after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Hilcorp announces plan to buy Eni’s oil fields on Alaska’s North Slope

The deal, which must be cleared by state regulators, would expand Hilcorp’s Alaska operations to the offshore Oooguruk and Nikaitchuq oil fields.
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Demolition of Fort Greely’s old nuclear plant to begin this year

More than 50 years after the plant was decommissioned, the building that housed the reactor is scheduled for demolition.

4 men have died in Alaska’s North Slope oil fields in just over a year

Before the recent string of workplace fatalities, there had not been a death in the area since 2018.

Federally funded heat pumps are coming to Prince of Wales Island

Spruce Root partnered with Alaska Power & Telephone to secure the $2.5 million award, which will also support a technician training program.

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