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Book Synopsis Sustainable Utilities in Rural Alaska by : Stephen Colt
Download or read book Sustainable Utilities in Rural Alaska written by Stephen Colt and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reliable and affordable utility services remain out of reach for thousands of Alaskans. Between $1.5 billion and $2 billion of public investment is potentially at risk due to the inadequate operations, maintenance, and management of electric, water, sewer, bulk fuel, and solid waste utilities in many small rural Alaska communities. This report provides a foundation of facts and ideas that can be used to move toward sustainable utilities in these places."--Executive summary.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Alaska by :
Download or read book Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state of Alaska recognizes the challenges these rural communities face and provides financial support via the Power Cost Equalization (PCE) program. The PCE subsidizes the electricity prices paid by customers of these high-cost utilities. The PCE program is designed to spread the benefits of Alaska's natural resources more evenly throughout the state. Yet even with this subsidy, electricity is still much more expensive for these rural customers. And beyond the PCE, other forms of assistance to rural utilities are becoming scarce given the state's current fiscal environment. Nearly 90 percent of Alaska's unrestricted budget funds in recent years have been tied to oil royalties--a sector experiencing significant declines in production and oil prices. Consequently, as Alaska looks to tighten budgets, the challenge of lowering rural utility costs, while encouraging self-sufficiency, has become more urgent. This study examines reliability, capital and strategic planning, management, workforce development, governance, financial performance and system efficiency in the various communities visited by the research team. Using those attributes, a tier system was developed to categorize rural Alaska utilities into Leading and Innovating Systems (Tier I), Advanced Diesel Systems (Tier II), Basic Systems (Tier III), and Underperforming Systems (Tier IV). The tier approach is not meant to label specific utilities, but rather to provide a general set of benchmarks and guideposts for improvement.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Utilities in Rural Alaska by : Brian Rogers
Download or read book Sustainable Utilities in Rural Alaska written by Brian Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Water-related Utilities for Small Communities in Rural Alaska by : Bertold Puchtler
Download or read book Water-related Utilities for Small Communities in Rural Alaska written by Bertold Puchtler and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on the "Alaska Village Demonstration Projects" designed to demonstrate methods to improve sanitary conditions in native villages of Alaska.
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Book Synopsis The Impact of High Energy Costs in Rural Alaska Native Communities and Opportunities for Alternative and Conventional Energy Development by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- )
Download or read book The Impact of High Energy Costs in Rural Alaska Native Communities and Opportunities for Alternative and Conventional Energy Development written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Water-related Utilities for Small Communities in Rural Alaska by : Bertold Puchtler
Download or read book Water-related Utilities for Small Communities in Rural Alaska written by Bertold Puchtler and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Improving the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Washeteria Buildings in Rural Alaska by : Daniel R. Sloan
Download or read book Improving the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability of Washeteria Buildings in Rural Alaska written by Daniel R. Sloan and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Regional Electric Utilities in Rural Alaska by :
Download or read book Regional Electric Utilities in Rural Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Section 360d Water Systems for Rural and Native Villages in Alaska (Us Rural Utilities Service Regulation) (Rus) (2018 Edition) by : The Law Library
Download or read book Section 360d Water Systems for Rural and Native Villages in Alaska (Us Rural Utilities Service Regulation) (Rus) (2018 Edition) written by The Law Library and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law Library presents the complete text of the Section 360D Water Systems for Rural and Native Villages in Alaska (US Rural Utilities Service Regulation) (RUS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is modifying its existing regulations to establish a separate regulation for making grants to rural or Native Alaskan Villages under the Rural Alaska Village Grant (RAVG) Program. The existing RAVG regulation will be relocated to its own section and modified to conform with streamlined processes established through a Memorandum of Understanding among USDA, RUS; The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service (IHS); The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC); and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC). The grants will be provided directly to a rural or Native Alaskan Village or jointly with either DEC or ANTHC for the development and construction of water and wastewater systems to improve the health and sanitation conditions in those Villages through removal of dire sanitation conditions. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Section 360D Water Systems for Rural and Native Villages in Alaska (US Rural Utilities Service Regulation) (RUS) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure
Book Synopsis Aligning Electricity Energy Policies in Alaska by : Alejandra Villalobos Meléndez
Download or read book Aligning Electricity Energy Policies in Alaska written by Alejandra Villalobos Meléndez and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most rural Alaska communities are not road connected and must cope with challenging arctic environmental conditions. Due to their remoteness and sparse populations, these villages depend on isolated non-grid connected electric generation systems that operate on fuel oil. In Alaska, the Power Cost Equalization program is a 25 year long energy subsidy that targets rural residents to provide energy costs relief. A more recent state incentive program, the Renewable Energy Fund, was developed to expand the use of renewable resources and lower the cost of energy. Some rural communities have benefited from this program and have integrated renewable energy to their systems, particularly installing Wind-Diesel systems. Both programs have congruent goals of alleviating dependence on high cost fossil fuels to generate electricity as means to foster development and higher quality of life in rural Alaska communities. However, their incentive structure may conflict. This paper provides a review of these two energy subsidy policies with a particular focus on the Power Cost Equalization program and offers potential changes to its structure such that social cost impacts to rural residents are minimized while removing incentive barriers against energy efficiency and integration of renewable energy in rural Alaska communities.
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Book Synopsis Renewable Energy in Rural Alaska by : Jesse L. Logan
Download or read book Renewable Energy in Rural Alaska written by Jesse L. Logan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This thesis argues that the costs of electricity in rural Alaska are ecological, economic, and social, and asks whether or not renewable energy can reduce these costs. Two case studies are examined: a wind-diesel hybrid system in Kotzebue, Alaska, and an Organic Rankine cycle geothermal system in Chena Hot Springs, Alaska. In both cases it is found that when compared to the status quo (fossil fuel generated electricity), renewable energy technologies have reduced these costs. Historically, the funding for energy projects in Alaska has shifted from private enterprise investment to state and federal support. This is important in the debate regarding funding for a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The Power Equalization Program is also examined and found to be a paradoxical subsidy that provides economic relief but does not solve the problem of high electricity costs and may act as a disincentive to the deployment of renewables"--Leaf iii.
Book Synopsis Compost Toilets as an Alternative to the Honeybucket in a Rural Alaska Native Village by : Simone Magyari Sebalo
Download or read book Compost Toilets as an Alternative to the Honeybucket in a Rural Alaska Native Village written by Simone Magyari Sebalo and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Renewable Energy Development in Alaska by : Gwen Pamela Holdmann
Download or read book Renewable Energy Development in Alaska written by Gwen Pamela Holdmann and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The territories that comprise the Arctic region are part of some of wealthiest and most advanced countries on the planet; yet, rural Alaska, northern Canada, the Russian Far East and Greenland—characterized by off-grid communities, regional grids, and higher degrees of energy insecurity—have more in common with the developing world than the southern regions of their own country. This thesis explains this paradox of energy development in the Circumpolar North and tackles the issue of developing renewable energy in remote areas where technical and socioeconomic barriers are significant. The primary research questions are two-fold: 1) Why did the Alaska electrical system develop as a non-integrated patchwork of regional and isolated grids? and 2) What are the major factors in Alaska that have resulted in a greater uptake of renewable energy systems for remote communities, compared to other similar places in the Arctic? This thesis demonstrates that state-building theory provides a cogent framework to understand the context of electrical build-out in the Circumpolar North. A major finding of this thesis is that the buildout of electric infrastructure in the non-Nordic countries, including Alaska, exemplifies a process of incomplete nation-building. Interconnected regional grids, where they exist, are largely due to the twin national priorities in infrastructure development in the north: extracting natural resources and enhancing national security. This thesis also draws on sociotechnical transition theory to explain why Alaska exhibits such high levels of energy innovation when compared to other similar regions across the Arctic. This research concludes that drivers such as extremely high energy costs, a highly deregulated utility market with dozens of certificated utilities, state investment in infrastructure, and modest subsidies that create a technological niche where renewable energy projects are cost-competitive at current market prices have spurred energy innovation throughout Alaska’s communities, remote or otherwise. Many of the evolving technical strategies and lessons learned from renewable integration projects in Alaska’s remote islanded microgrids are directly applicable to project development in other markets. Despite differences in climate and geography, lessons learned in Alaska could prove invaluable in increasing resiliency and driving down energy costs in remote communities world-wide.
Book Synopsis North by 2020 by : Amy Lauren Lovecraft
Download or read book North by 2020 written by Amy Lauren Lovecraft and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originating from a series of workshops held at the Alaska Forum of the Fourth International Polar Year, this interdisciplinary volume addresses a host of current concerns regarding the ecology and rapid transformation of the arctic. Concentrating on the most important linked social-ecological systems, including fresh water, marine resources, and oil and gas development, this volume explores opportunities for sustainable development from a variety of perspectives, among them social sciences, natural and applied sciences, and the arts. Individual chapters highlight expressions of climate change in dance, music, and film, as well as from an indigenous knowledge–based perspective.
Book Synopsis Powering Forward by : Bill Ritter, Jr.
Download or read book Powering Forward written by Bill Ritter, Jr. and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historic energy revolution is underway in the United States. Wind, sunlight, and other sustainable resources are now the fastest growing sources of energy in the U.S. and worldwide. American families are installing power plants on their roofs and entire communities are switching to 100 percent renewable energy. The urgent need to prevent climate change is causing people around the planet to question their reliance on carbon-intensive oil, coal, and natural gas. Author Bill Ritter, Jr., the 41st governor of Colorado and one of America's key thought leaders on this topic, discusses the forces behind the energy revolution, the new ways we must think about energy, and the future of fossil and renewable fuels. It is an essential read for any who want to understand one of history's biggest challenges to peace, prosperity, and security in the United States. Written in partnership with the Center for a New Energy Economy.
Book Synopsis Economic Dispatch and Control for Efficiency Improvements on Diesel Electric Power Systems in Alaska Rural Villages by : Larre G. Brouhard
Download or read book Economic Dispatch and Control for Efficiency Improvements on Diesel Electric Power Systems in Alaska Rural Villages written by Larre G. Brouhard and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Numerous rural areas exist in Alaska, as well as other locations throughout the world, where communities are not connected to a large power generation infrastructure. With no connection to a main electrical power grid, remote communities in Alaska generally rely on diesel-electric generators (DEGs) to meet required electrical generation demands. However, the use of DEGs comes with the high cost of supplying diesel fuel and the high cost of maintenance over their operational lifetime. On average Alaska rural utilities spend significantly more for electrical energy than those communities connected to a large electrical infrastructure. This indicates a need for the application of technologies to reduce the cost by improving the efficiency of the DEGs and utilizing renewable energy technologies which are dependant upon the available local resources. Methods of improving the efficiency of the DEGs such as economic dispatch using control systems can be used in conjunction with renewable energy technologies. The purpose of this research is to develop a simulation model of the diesel-electric generation systems in rural communities using MATLAB® Simulink® for predicting the impact of economic dispatch on the system efficiency and to determine if such a control system would be economically viable for these villages. The findings indicate that a village can benefit economically by installing a control system for system efficiency improvements, with short pay back periods indicated"--Leaf iii.
