Alaskan Utilities Increasingly Turn To Clean Energy

Alaskan Utilities Increasingly Turn To Clean Energy

Utilities are turning to clean energy to address the rising cost of fossil fuels across Alaska, particularly in the Railbelt, where the majority of the state’s population resides. A 2024 report by the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) found that the Railbelt could transition to renewables through various pathways, but each would require substantial capital investment. For example, achieving 70% clean energ…