Refine Search
...approach would not necessarily work," Rodvik said. Rodvik said it was important to consider heating needs as well as electricity needs"Both have an impact on home energy budgets and the Southeast economy as a whole," Rodvik said.Alaska Electric...
...2020. The pain doesn't stop there. Because as many as 68 fewer plants will be available to supply the nation's electricity needs, and wind and solar can't make up the difference, electricity prices are rising - which makes it more expensive...
...about $130,000, Wright said. When the wind blows at 30 mph or above in Nikolski, it exceeds the community's electricity needs, Wright said, so the excess power is used to heat water that in turn heats the local school and clinic. Other...
...the measure would allow the agency to create subsidiary corporations to buy, build, own, keep and operate power projects. Parnell has proposed $65.7 million to move ahead with Susitna as a way to help meet Railbelt electricity needs.
...Juneau, Hoonah and other Southeast communities have the opportunity to rely on renewable hydro-power for our electricity needs now and into the future. A project presently under consideration for permitting would give Southeast and Juneau...
...generated chiefly by natural gas, coal and nuclear power. Wind currently provides less than 1 percent of America's electricity needs and construction of the giant towers has been vigorously resisted by communities from New England to Florida and...
...every winter," Parker said. The company shut down for about two weeks last January as Cook Inlet home heating and electricity needs took priority. Agrium's announcement frees plenty of capacity for the rest of the region's winter gas needs...
...Pegmatite Mountain. The City is also in the process of exploring hydo power much closer to town that could satisfy our electricity needs. As a resident of Tenakee Springs, I fear development of the site could lead to road construction and increased...
...communities. Another $9 million would provide assistance for other western Alaska communities' food, fuel and electricity needs. Then there's money tagged for intervention programs to deal with the monstrous social problems that can become...
...bigger picture that needs serious state attention. Outside the bush A separate energy planning track will cover electricity needs in the Railbelt, but it's unclear how it will deal with the biggest energy challenge facing Southcentral Alaska...