by Ben Boettger | Dec 18, 2024 | Oil & Gas, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Renewable Energy
Our Modern Lives Demand Energy – So We Must Demand Energy We Can Live With — Ben Boettger For about 60 years, natural gas extracted in and around Cook Inlet has provided most of our heat and nearly all our electricity. The gasoline in our cars and planes is produced...
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 Ben Boettger | May 2, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
An abbreviated version of this piece was initially published in our Spring 2022 newsletter. When America began to electrify, lights came on first in cities. It made commercial sense: the city’s affluent could easily foot the cost of power, and urban density...
by Ben Boettger | Apr 6, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
Homer Electric Association has officially begun its board of directors election, mailing out ballots on April 4. Use your power in our co-op – vote and mail them back by May 3rd. These often-overlooked elections have deep and long-lasting effects on the lives of...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Mar 3, 2022 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Homer Electric Association, Renewable Energy
Like the rest of the world, we at Inletkeeper are watching the Russian invasion unfold in Ukraine. Our heart goes out to those caught in the crossfire and those fearing for the safety of friends and family. While we have been processing this crisis, we also are...
