Currently, about 15% of Railbelt electricity comes from renewable sources — mostly hydro power.
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Lots of ideas, but not much time, to address Cook Inlet gas crunch
Utilities say they have months, not years, to settle on a plan.
Cook Inlet gas crunch likely to push up prices as lawmakers search for solutions
The state’s largest gas utility is warning that shortfalls could come as soon as next year – and imports are years off.
Alaska commission fines Hilcorp $452,100 for violations at North Slope oil sites
The violations concern injections of miscible gas, a substance that blends with oil to enhance oil recovery.
Royalty-free lease offerings in Alaska’s Cook Inlet basin draw tepid response
Results of a lease auction test the idea that royalty reductions could attract new investment in natural gas development.
Alaska Supreme Court considers whether Hilcorp’s financial information should stay secret
The city of Valdez, site of the trans-Alaska pipeline’s marine terminal, wants the public to have information about the private company’s financial wherewithal.
Hilcorp fined again for deviating from permit at Milne Point
The order says Hilcorp has a track record of regulatory non-compliance that includes more than 60 enforcement actions.
Despite decades of warning, looming natural gas shortage threatens to drive up Alaska energy prices
Alaskans will likely have to pay more — maybe even a lot more — in a state that already has some of the highest energy costs in the country.
Alaska’s big shift to renewable energy appears stalled, as future access to natural gas in doubt
Anchorage and the rest of urban Alaska are facing a natural gas supply shortage.
Liberty, an ambitious offshore oil project that once sparked excitement, is now in limbo
The saga of what was once considered a cutting-edge Arctic development provides a cautionary tale about big Alaska oil projects.