Little Mount Susitna Wind Farm

by Bridget Maryott | Jul 22, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska

Earlier this month, Cook Inletkeeper commented in support of leasing state land to a planned 271 megawatt windfarm on Little Mount Susitna, a windy plateau west of its big sister, Mount Susitna, commonly known as Sleeping Lady. Chugach Electric Association – which would buy power from the windfarm’s Fairbanks-based developer, Alaska Renewables – estimates it would save 3.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually.

From Montana to Alaska: Embracing Climate Change Through Art

by Bridget Maryott | Jul 2, 2024 | Arts, blogs, Clean Water, Cook Inlet

Growing up seeing these changes and realizing how vulnerable our landscapes are set me down a path of environmental protection and advocacy work through art and science. This led me to Cook Inletkeeper as a Wild Salmon and Climate intern through the Alaska Conservation Foundation.

Keep the Net Metering Program at HEA

by Bridget Maryott | Jun 28, 2024 | blogs, Climate Change, Cook Inlet, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association

Cook Inlet natural gas is dwindling and still supplies over 80% of HEA’s energy production. Net metering gives members agency to generate their own power, while also generating power for other members when returned back to the grid, and offsetting our dependence on natural gas. Closing the door on net metering only hurts HEA and its members.

Shifting Tides

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.

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