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Cook Inletkeeper, the Homer-based water conservation nonprofit, met this week to discuss two renewable energy bills in the Alaska state legislature. The group of organizers and concerned citizens strategized a way to fight for these bills locally.
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Homer Electric Association cites the pressures of inflation on services and materials for the rate hike. It goes into effect on Jan. 1
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More than a year after Cook Inlet’s largest oil and gas producer warned of a looming natural gas shortfall, consultants released a report this week detailing possible ways to meet demand, including imported LNG.
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Alaska’s largest utilities are mostly dependent on natural gas from Cook Inlet. In this four-part series, we take a look at how now, with just years until demand is expected to outpace supply, they’ll need to figure out new ways to get power — and time is running out.
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Hilcorp applied in early February to drill three new wells on the Paxton and Pearl Pads in Ninilchik following the discovery of more gas in the area.
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A new forecast from the state paints a picture of a basin in decline, while utilities along the Railbelt continue to depend on the natural gas produced there.
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Energy utilities have been meeting since May to talk strategy as Cook Inlet’s top producer of natural gas warns future contracts are not a guarantee. This week, a local sustainability commission said the Kenai Peninsula Borough, too, could play a role in helping avoid an energy crisis down the road.
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Hilcorp told Railbelt utilities it may not meet their natural gas needs after the current contract cycle ends.
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Federal officials warn U.S. households will pay more to heat their homes this year.But Alaska is insulated from those changes. ENSTAR spokesperson Lindsay…
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A Nikiski facility that was once the country’s second largest producer of ammonia and urea is one step closer to getting up and running again. But with…