A new report by University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers reveals the energy burden for Fairbanks North Star Borough residents to be drastically higher than the Lower 48. Energy burden, as defined in this report, is the percentage of annual income spent on residential energy services such as space heating and electricity. The energy consumption and […]
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have released a study of options to greatly reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation in Alaska’s Railbelt region by 2050. Researchers with UAF’s Alaska Center for Energy and Power analyzed four scenarios that use a combination of upgraded transmission lines, hydro projects, wind, solar and battery capacity: Business as usual: Relies […]
The Railbelt Reliability Council (RRC) seeks applications from qualified individuals to stand for election to serve as the director or alternate for the independent seat on the RRC’s Board (Seat M), with current term expiring December 4, 2023. The Independent seat provides an independent, objective perspective for the entire Railbelt bulk electric system and is not associated […]
Tuesday, Alaska has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capture federal infrastructure dollars and stabilize Alaska’s aging Railbelt electrical grid, bringing it up to modern standards. If the utilities, the State, and organized labor work together we can take advantage of this momentum to complete long-needed repairs and investments on the transmission system Railbelt Alaskans rely […]