Energy

Golden Valley Electric Association is considering upgrading or replacing its Battery Electric Storage System, or BESS. Golden Valley uses the big battery…

Army officials have begun the process of deciding whether to repair or replace Fort Wainwright’s old heat and power plant. They’re asking the public to…

11-11-19 9:30 AM newscast

Fort Wainwright officials say the 65-year-old power plant that provides both heat and electricity for the post is slowly degrading and needs to be…

Alaska’s rural communities are increasingly looking to wind, solar and biomass to reduce their use of expensive diesel fuel to generate heat and…

About 400 people from around Alaska and elsewhere converged on the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center Tuesday to talk about how residents of…

Adapting sustainable-energy technology for the remote communities … Ever since researchers began field-testing in Alaska with small hydropower systems…

The Arctic Energy Summit’s agenda didn’t include any presentations on Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to halt offshore oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea.…

A presidential shout-out on Alaska’s high energy costs …During his recent trip to Alaska to promote his climate change agenda, President Obama offered…

The Inupiat people of Point Hope, Alaska, celebrate a successful whaling season with song and dance.But community leader Steve Oomittuk worries about what…