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 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 | Jul 22, 2024 | blogs, Community, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Net Metering Continues at HEA — Josie Oliva Thank you to everyone who made comments to the Homer Electric Association (HEA) Board by calling, emailing, and attending the board meeting and showing your support for the net metering program. The good news is that the HEA...
by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
Keep the Net Metering Program Running — Josie Oliva  Net metering is under fire in the Homer Electric Association (HEA) boardroom. The HEA Net Metering Program is open to all retail members. It provides an opportunity for members to install and use certain types of...
by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Clean Water, Donlin Gold Mine, Energy & Alaska, Healthy Habitat, Homer Electric Association, Local Economies, Mining, Pebble Mine
Donlin Equals Disaster — Quentin Simeon Donlin Gold is more than just a mine, it is a disaster waiting to happen… If completed, the Donlin project would be the largest open-pit gold mine on Earth, located in one of the more remote places in the world. The...
by Bridget Maryott | May 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association
It is estimated that Cook Inlet contains about a third of the potential tidal energy of the United States, a resource that could provide roughly 15 times the entire Railbelt’s annual electricity consumption. It’s never been a secret that tides in the Forelands...
