SEAK Solutions

June 11, 2008
New electric rates will be lower than previously anticipated, according to Juneau's electric utility.

April 24, 2008
With avalanches having severed Juneau from its source of cheap hydro power, a high-level state disaster cabinet is looking for ways to help the town cope with a sudden spike in power costs.

April 23, 2008
Sit News -

Governor Sarah Palin announced Tuesday that multiple state agencies are working closely with Alaska Electric Light & Power (AEL&P) to assess the damage and develop a plan to recover hydropower in Juneau.

April 23, 2008

Anchorage Daily News -

Juneau residents are doing whatever they can to reduce their power usage after an avalanche earlier this month wiped out transmission lines.

April 13, 2008

Embedded in this last legislative update by the Alaska Conservation Alliance is the success of the passage of House Bill 152: To Establish a Renewable Energy Fund.  This bill passed with strong bipartisan support and $250 million for renewable energy projects in the state of Alaska.  Each year for five years the state will have $50 million to grant efforts like SEAK Solutions across the state of Alaska.  Write to your legislator and thank them for their support of renewable energy. 

December 17, 2007

FAIRBANKS - The federally funded Denali Commission is taking the unprecedented step of setting aside funds specifically for alternative energy projects in rural Alaska in a move to help offset soaring fuel costs.

December 6, 2007
Efforts are afoot in Juneau to form a biodiesel cooperative that would power homes, cars and businesses with oil derived from plants and animals rather than fossil fuels.