A new data center puts cloud computing in Cordova while soaking up surplus hydropower. Get to know the Alaskan in charge of California-based Greensparc and how a partnership with the local electricity co-op serves as a template for other communities.
The board of Golden Valley Electric Association chose Travis Million, the former head of Copper Valley Electric Association, as its new CEO upon the retirement of John Burns.
Lawmakers finished a $6 billion operating budget and enacted new legal frameworks for energy, health insurance, and natural resources industries.
A new data center in Cordova brings cloud computing infrastructure to a remote community while soaking up surplus hydropower.
Installation is complete at a new solar power facility in Houston, the largest yet built in Alaska. The array will supply an estimated 8.5 MW to Matanuska Electric Association.
A $4.9 million loan helps Energy 49 build an 8.5 MW solar array, which would be the largest utility-scale solar farm in Alaska.
The Alaska Energy Authority is proceeding with a nearly $200 million upgrade of Railbelt power transmission, including new battery storage.
Chugach Electric expects a proposed 4.1% rate increase would be a wash for customers, with a net decrease in reducing utility bills thanks to lower costs for natural gas.
Chugach Electric Association is partnering with JK Executive Strategies to find a replacement for CEO Lee Thibert, who is retiring at the end of April 2022.
SB123 is the culmination of decades of work by advocates for an improved Alaska energy system and mandates several important changes to the Railbelt electric grid.