Tag: Power
Wind Power Cuts State Subsidy, Not Residents’ Bills
Powering Rural Alaska is nothing if not complicated. You might think that wind energy would lower bills to residents who live in villages with turbines. But that’s not entirely the case. The alternative energy that many communities are pursuing is more about stabilizing costs for the long term future.
Juneau Conservation Study Published
Three years after an avalanche severed Juneau from its main source of low-cost power, the capital city remains the international example of conservation.
How residents conserved is the subject of an article in the latest edition of the journal, Energy Policy.
Alaska News Nightly: June 14, 2011
Kuskokwim River Closed to King Salmon Fishing by Emergency Order, State Closes Anchor River to Fishing, AK Pride Pays Forward Their ‘Today’ Show Donations, Redistricting Board Holds Ceremonial Signing of Plan, and more...