by Satchel Pondolfino | Nov 27, 2024 | Renewable Energy, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Heat Pump 101 Wow, how gratifying it is when our community shows up! We unexpectedly filled both virtual and physical rooms with last week’s Heat Pump 101 event in numbers greater than we’ve seen since precovid. If you were not one of the ~130 people in attendance...
by Ben Boettger | Nov 27, 2024 | Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
Inletkeeper Supports Raising Net Metering Cap As the Regulatory Commission of Alaska decides whether utilities should be required to connect more member-owned solar installations through net metering, Inletkeeper is highlighting the value of letting members invest in...
by Loren Barrett | Nov 6, 2024 | Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Donlin Gold’s gas pipeline will impact hundreds of wild salmon streams along its 315-mile path from Cook Inlet, over the Alaska Range, to the mine site in the Kuskokwim basin. This corridor – pocked with airstrips, gravel pits and access roads – would open up...
by Satchel Pondolfino | Aug 29, 2024 | Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Pebble Mine, Salmon, West Su Access Road
Salmon Champions & Energy Surveys — Satchel Pondolfino & Josie Oliva As Salmonfest has grown into a large music festival (for Alaska standards), Inletkeeper is still committed to supporting the festival organizers in keeping its salmon mission at its heart....
by Ben Boettger | Aug 27, 2024 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
HEA Board Approves Contract for State’s Largest Solar Farm — Ben Boettger On August 13 the Homer Electric Association (HEA) board unanimously approved two measures in a single resolution: to buy the power from the planned Puppy Dog Lake solar farm – to be built...
by Bridget Maryott | Aug 26, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Salmon
Take Action: Wild Salmon Still Need Water — Sue Mauger Wild salmon define who we are as Alaskans; they shape our cultures, feed our families, and support our local economies. Yet today, Alaska’s laws and rules contain few hard and fast safeguards to protect the water...
