The federal grant will fund a project to run a 50-mile undersea cable through Cook Inlet, to better connect Railbelt utilities and improve access to renewable sources.
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State proposes regulations for nuclear facilities
An Eielson Air Force Base program calls fora microreactor at the base that would generate up to 5 megawatts of power.
Interior windstorm starts fires and briefly knocks out 911 service
Several area fire departments responded to fires that started when trees pulled down power lines.
Fairbanks is riding a weather roller coaster, from freezing rain to snow and frigid cold
Much of Interior Alaska is still dealing with a Christmas storm that dumped snow and rain across the region.
Eielson Air Force Base may have a small nuclear power plant by 2027
The reactor would be contained in a structure that’s about the size of a conex shipping container
Alaska’s fastest electric vehicle charging station opens in Cantwell
The new charging station can charge an EV battery in about an hour.
Developers hope to open electric vehicle charging stations along Alaska Railbelt by summer 2022
Efforts are underway to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations along the Railbelt that developers hope could connect the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks.
More wind power could be coming to Interior Alaska
Golden Valley Electric Association is studying a proposal by a Fairbanks developer who wants to build a new facility that would bring more wind power to the city and surrounding areas.
Here’s how a Kenai Peninsula wildfire could cause higher electric bills in Anchorage and Fairbanks
The wildfire damaged transmission lines that carry power from a major hydroelectric dam near Homer, officials said. And it could be months before the lines are fixed.
Wind-farm developer assails GVEA’s refusal to buy more power
Lawyers representing the Delta Wind Farm are asking state regulators to deny a tariff filed by Golden Valley Electric Association that argues the utility should not be required to buy more power from the wind farm.