The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has recently published two reports as part of their efforts to update the state’s energy policy.
The first report provides Alaskan communities with resources to build their own locally relevant energy plans based on their available resources.
The new report, ‘Alaska Energy Pathway,’[pdf] was released by the administration of Alaska Governor Sean Parnell. The new report reaffirms a previous goal to meet 50% of Alaska’s electric power needs through renewable energy resources by 2025, but the key substantive policy difference is a new goal to achieve a 20% increase in energy efficiency and conservation by 2020.
Energy efficiency is a cost-effective way to reduce the need for new energy sources in the first place – an important goal that the Palin plan lacked. It is a notable improvement, but the plan relies too heavily on fossil fuels to truly move Alaska toward a clean energy future.
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