Alaska electric utilities submit ... $1.5 billion in separate new gas-fired generation facilities with little evaluation as to what would be best for the Railbelt grid overall. The Railbelt region ...

After more than five years of highly technical analysis, delicate negotiations and numerous fits and starts along the way, the path to restructuring Alaska’s once-disjointed Railbelt electric ...

Chris Colbert stands atop a ladder while installing parts at Alaska’s first commercial-scale solar projects in Willow, just north of Anchorage, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (Photo by Nathaniel ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels "cheated" after she won a concession in the recently passed tax and spending law to protect wind and solar projects, only to see the president and his administration ...

This article is based on research from a new Alaska Center for Energy and Power technical paper: “Electrifying Alaska’s Railbelt: A Generation and Transmission History, 1904-2024.” Facebook ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed legislation that will align electric utilities in Alaska's most populated regions. The measure directs six electric utilities to establish ...

Alaska is at a critical juncture. The Railbelt’s four electric cooperative utilities have expanded since they were created in the 1940s but transmission connections between regions have not kept ...

Feb. 9—JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has introduced new legislation that would require 80% of the Railbelt's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2040, with penalties for ...

On this Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend is joined by renewable energy experts to discuss how realistic a transition to renewables is, and how long it could take. Aired: 04/19/24 Rating: NR ...

Named Fairbanks Provider, the 420- x 100- x 24-ft. barge is being built for Alaska Railbelt Marine for service between Seattle, Wash. and Alaska.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed legislation that will align electric utilities in Alaska’s most populated regions. The measure directs six electric utilities to ...