AEA in the News Archive

In this section you will find the Alaska Energy Authority's (AEA) "AEA In the News Archive." To stay up to date with the latest AEA news, please visit our Press Releases.

2019 AEA In the News

Date Article Source
December 31, 2019 Railbelt utilities sign historic agreement Alaska Journal of Commerce
December 21, 2019 GVEA, 5 other utilities form nonprofit to oversee electrical grid Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
December 20, 2019 Hydro power is back following repairs of fire-damaged transmission lines KTUU-TV
December 20, 2019 Costly Southcentral power line outage repaired Alaska Journal of Commerce
December 18, 2019 Tesla To Provide 93 MWh Grid-Scale Storage Battery For Electricity Co-Op In Alaska CleanTechnica
December 10, 2019 Bradley Lake power line outage tops $10M in cost to Railbelt ratepayers Alaska Journal of Commerce
November 20, 2019 AEA Finances Alaska’s Largest Solar Project Alaska Business
November 20, 2019 Alaska Company Opens State’s Largest Solar Farm Facility U.S. News & World Reports
November 19, 2019 Alaska’s largest solar farm opens in Willow Anchorage Daily News
November 15, 2019 Alaska's largest solar farm set to go online December 2019 KTVA 11 News
November 15, 2019 ‘Lifetime achievement’: Alaska’s largest solar farm goes online with official ribbon cutting in Willow Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
November 5, 2019 Alaska’s Renewable Energy Microgrids National Governors Association
October 31, 2019 Innovative Technology Captures Energy from Waste Heat POWER Magazine
October 8, 2019 Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Rep. Don Young tour Swan Lake fire damage to power lines KTUU-TV
September 25, 2019 Swan Lake Fire causing utility bills to increase KTVA 11 News
September 23, 2019 Electricity rates to increase as Alaska's biggest hydroelectric plant remains partially offline KTUU-TV
September 19, 2019 The Kenai Peninsula wildfire took out a key Railbelt power line. It could cost you. Anchorage Daily News
September 12, 2019 PCE discussion illustrates vital role of Alaska Energy Authority The Arctic Sounder
September 4, 2019 Deputy secretary praises state energy research, pledges more partnerships Alaska Journal of Commerce
August 17, 2019 Path to paradise? Alaskan village hopes to replace fossil fuel with water power Los Angeles Times
July 17, 2019 Alaska village will install new river power generator The Associated Press
July 17, 2019 Alaskan Village, Maine Company and Alaska Governor Launch Sustainable River Energy Project Renewable Energy Magazine
July 17, 2019 Concept scrapped for unified Railbelt utility Alaska Journal of Commerce
July 12, 2019 A decision by the governor, and legislators’ inaction, may spike the cost of electricity in rural Alaska Anchorage Daily News
June 12, 2019 Southwest village prepares to harness river in harmony with salmon Alaska Journal of Commerce
May 15, 2019 Legislature, RCA press utilities to coordinate as talks stall Alaska Journal of Commerce
April 10, 2019 Reducing costs still a priority at Alaska Energy Authority Alaska Journal of Commerce
April 10, 2019 Alaska looks to develop more electric vehicle charging stations in Southeast KHNS
January 22, 2019 Curtis Thayer appointed head of AEA Must Read Alaska

 

2018 AEA In the News

Date Article Source
November 13, 2018 Breaking Free: Alaska’s Path Forward for Renewable Arctic Energy The Arctic Institute
October 24, 2018 A solar project in rural Alaska takes aim at sky-high electric bills KTOO
October 18, 2018 Solar array is welcome to Interior: Green energy will take time, let’s have patience Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
September 24, 2018 State, Local Officials Celebrate Success of Waterfall Creek, King Cove's Second Hydroelectric Facility Western Planner
September 21, 2018 Does it pay to install solar panels in Alaska? Delta Wind
September 18, 2018 New energy projects seek to lower electricity costs in Southeast Alaska KTOO
August 23, 2018 State seeks geothermal energy land nominations Homer News
May 10, 2018 Expansion of Bradley Lake hydro facility gets underway Alaska Public Media
March 19, 2018 The Cost of Cold: When the only option is diesel Alaska Public Media
January 2, 2018 New analysis out on renewable energy costs in rural Alaska KTOO

 

2017 AEA in the News

Date Article Source
July 12, 2017 Utilities pitch expansion at Bradley Lake hydroplant Alaska Journal of Commerce
June 7, 2017 Final Railbelt electric plan cost estimate nears $900M Alaska Journal of Commerce
April 10, 2017 Changes at Anchorage operation won’t hurt rural utilities, AEA says Alaska Journal of Commerce

 

2015 AEA in the News

Date Article Source
October 21, 2015 Alaska Helps Remote Communities Shift to Renewables Clean Energy States Alliance

 

2014 AEA in the News

Date Article Source
November 19, 2014 AEA and Kodiak Electric Association Receive National Renewable Energy Award Kodiak Electric Association
November 19, 2014 CESA announces 2014 ‘State Leadership in Clean Energy’ Award winners Renewable Energy Focus

 

2011 AEA in the News

Date Article Source
August 2011 Ameresco, AEA Work Together Rural areas benefit from energy efficiency programs Alaska Business