Fairbanks Natural Gas Distribution Study Focus Groups
For years, Fairbanks residents have struggled with high energy costs, particularly for home heating. To help address these concerns, the Interior Energy Project (IEP) plan is to liquefy natural gas on the North Slope, truck it to Fairbanks, regasify it, and distribute the gas to homes and businesses. As part of assessing the feasibility of the […]
Bethel Public Utility Feasibility Study
Bethel, Alaska is currently served by a privately owned, for-profit utility which also provides diesel-generated power to three outlying communities. The high cost of energy impacts virtually every dimension of life in Bethel. This sense of urgency has increased interest in new approaches and new solutions for the Bethel community and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region. The […]
Allison Creek
Agnew::Beck joins a team of sub consultants to Hatch Associates working with CVEA to obtain a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Application for License of the proposed Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project in Valdez, Alaska. Agnew::Beck brings expertise in recreation and tourism to analyze recreation opportunities and constraints in the Valdez region and develop a recreation […]
Hydroelectric Project Public Outreach and Resource Impact Study
To survive and thrive into the future, rural Alaska must find and develop new, more affordable, reliable and sustainable energy sources. Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative explored one possibility: a Hydroelectric Project at Chikuminuk Lake. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) controls licensing of hydroelectric projects and mandates a cautious, detailed, multi-year licensing process, with […]