solar energy

The community group, Solarize Fairbanks, is trying to get home and business owners to take advantage of discounts and a 30 percent tax break. For the first time, the program is open to anyone in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and there are some services for the rest of the Interior.

A project combining solar energy and food production is scheduled to launch next year. University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers will test the concept during Alaska’s short but intense summer.

The successful community solar energy program aims to be more accessible and inclusive.

Golden Valley Electric Association is asking for proposals on how the utility could generate more electricity with renewable-energy sources, like wind and…

A large solar array was quietly installed in the wilderness at the edge of Denali National Park this last two summers. The remote system is drawing…

The eastern Interior town of Tok has Alaska’s first and only electric-powered school bus. The vehicle has in use since mid-October, and it was put to the…

A volunteer neighborhood campaign has picked up more than 250 households in the Fairbanks area interested in a bulk-buy for solar installation. “Solarize…

A campaign to get Interior Alaska residents to think about household solar power is gaining popularity.

Golden Valley Electric Association highlighted the utility’s new solar-energy array and its other renewable-energy efforts during Thursday’s annual…

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