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Screenshot/IGUThe utility that feeds natural gas to 2,000 customers in the Interior has decided to change sellers in a move to stabilize the supply. At a meeting Tuesday afternoon, the board of the Interior Gas Utility voted to buy natural gas from Hilcorp North Slope, LLC and have it trucked down from the North Slope. It would be the first commercialization of North Slope gas. -
Dan Bross/The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that the state reconsider power plant emissions controls and use of ultra-low sulfur diesel for heating fuel.
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The owners of a Fairbanks-based renewable-energy company propose building what would be the two largest wind farms in Alaska. If they get the go-ahead, they plan to sell power to Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks, and Chugach Electric Association, in Anchorage. -
Pentagon officials have taken another step toward building a small nuclear power plant for Eielson Air Force Base. On Monday, they released a request for proposals that invites prospective contractors to outline how they’d design, build and deploy a so-called microreactor at Eielson within five years.
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A first ever electric-vehicle tour event from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay and back wrapped up Tuesday. All 10 E-Vs that began the non-competitive event Aug. 12 in Fairbanks made it to the end of the Dalton Highway and back, an accomplishment Arctic Road Rally organizers say demonstrates that the technology can work, even on a remote stretch of road.
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Ten electric vehicles set out Friday from Fairbanks on a thousand-mile journey up the Dalton Highway and back. The Arctic Road Rally is intended to demonstrate the ability of electric vehicles, or EVs, to operate in the far north.
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Work is under way on the first electric-vehicle fast-charging station on the Richardson Highway. The fast charger in Delta Junction will make it possible for electric-vehicle owners to travel more easily along the Richardson -- and eventually, statewide.
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Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors voted Monday to upgrade the aging Healy Unit 1 power plant with a new emissions-control system and keep it operating. But in a surprise decision, the board also decided to shut down the newer Healy 2 power plant, because they said it was unreliable and becoming increasingly costly.
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After 18 months of studies and discussions, Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors will consider Monday whether to upgrade a 55-year-old coal-fired power plant or shut it down.
