ACEP news
Integrating community voices in rural energy discussions
September 20, 2024
ACEP summer intern Chase Hetler explored how well the Power Cost Equalization program was understood by community members.
Do you drive an electric vehicle at 40 below?
September 19, 2024
ACEP wants data from you! ACEP is leading research in the potential for electric vehicles in Alaska as part of its Electric Vehicles in the Arctic project.
T3 Alaska students help Minto's community planning efforts with aerial photography skills
September 18, 2024
T3 summer program students helped the community of Minto with their unmanned aerial systems flying skills, which led to an invitation for the students to present their work at the Global Autonomous Systems Conference in Anchorage.
September 17, 2024
The Follow the Sun tour Alaska, organized by the Alaska Agrivoltaics group and the National Center for Appropriate Technology, took place in August at the Houston solar array in rural southcentral Alaska.
Solving Alaska’s Energy Challenges
ACEP works with Alaskan communities and industries as leaders establishing the energy systems of the future. Alaska’s remote off-grid systems present unique problems to generation, distribution and resource integration that have spurred microgrid innovations for decades.
Events
Arctic Energy Forum 2024 in Iceland, Oct. 12-16
October 14, 2024
The Arctic Energy Forum 2024 will be held in Akureyri, Iceland, Oct. 14-16, prior to the Arctic Circle Assembly. A pre-conference education and policy tour is offered on Oct. 12-13.
Follow the Sun tour Aug. 13 in Anchorage
August 13, 2024
Join ACEP and the AgriSolar Clearinghouse on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 9:30 a.m. for the Follow the Sun Alaska tour, part of a University of Alaska's agrivoltaics project in Houston, Alaska.
Explore Arctic research on May 16
May 16, 2024
Join ACEP and other research programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the Arctic Research Open House on Thursday, May 16.
From the Grid
Dispatches from Alaska’s Energy Sector
Powering up the nation's second largest island with 100% renewable energy
September 03, 2024
Kodiak Island is located 250 miles south of Anchorage and is the second-largest island in the United States. It is the first remote community in Alaska to be powered by almost 100% renewable energy year round. The utility manager - Darron Scott - tells the story of how this microgrid uses innovative storage strategies to balance hydro and wind resources on Alaska's largest remote microgrid. This is an excerpt from a forthcoming book entitled "Alaska's Energy Innovators" to be published by the University of Alaska Press.
ACEP publishes the 2024 Alaska Electricity Trends Report
August 30, 2024
Energy data in Alaska is fragmented. No one agency is in charge of maintaining records from all communities in the state. It is challenging for policy makers and researchers to view the entirety of Alaska's electric generation sector in one place. The process of seeking out individual data sources, requesting data, and correcting errors can lead to misrepresentations of the whole picture. Recently, society's increased dependence on data for forecasting and planning reveals the growing need for vetted and up-to-date statistics on the state's energy trends.
Kotzebue home heating field study
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are recruiting participants for a 24-month field study in Kotzebue. The study aims to reduce fuel oil use and home heating costs.
