The challenges of rural electricity

In rural Alaska small remote communities still depend on expensive diesel generation although wind and solar use is growing - Part 3 of 3

Alan Bailey

for Petroleum News

On Feb. 4 Bill Stamm, president and chief executive officer of Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, talked to the Alaska Legislature's House Energy Committee about the challenges of providing reliable and affordable electricity supplies in remote rural communities in Alaska. The talk came in conjunc....

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Reliance on diesel fueled power

Maintenance challenges

Power supply arrangements for New Stuyahok

Support across multiple communities