In a recent letter to the editor, the letter writer said Alaskans must choose between “the Permanent Fund and keeping the Railbelt warm.” With all due respect, Alaska is not just the highway ...

In 2020, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill to pave the way for the existence of a Railbelt-wide organization. That’s when the Railbelt Reliability Council started meeting.

Alaska’s Railbelt electric companies are the sole users of the state’s main transmission lines that carry energy from the Bradley Lake hydropower project in Homer north to Fairbanks. But ...

OPINION: Railbelt has potential solutions, but no guarantees for long-term energy supply. Sections Alaska News Politics Opinions Iditarod Talk to us Opens in new window ...

Executives Dan Menth and Dave Messier write in a commentary that nonprofit power cooperatives didn’t qualify for federal ...

Alaska’s economy has been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. While a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels will take time, there is reason for hope. As we look to Alaska’s ...

One proposal to solve the impending energy shortage for Alaska’s population centers is to go back in time. To the 1970s, ... Railbelt leaders are scrambling for answers.

The U.S. Department of Energy approved $206.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help the Alaska Energy Authority build a 38-mile submarine cable across Cook Inlet from roughly ...

On this Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend is joined by renewable energy experts to discuss how realistic a transition to renewables is, and how long it could take. Aired: 04/19/24 Rating: NR ...

The Alaska Energy Authority, the state’s independent energy policy and development office, received a $206.5 million grant to help modernize the Railbelt’s grid.

The Railbelt Grid is the only transmission system in Alaska, yet is still comprised of a series of nested microgrids . As noted in a blog published by the Alaska Microgrid Group last year, ACEP ...

Named Fairbanks Provider, the 420- x 100- x 24-ft. barge is being built for Alaska Railbelt Marine for service between Seattle, Wash. and Alaska.