In all, 20 Alaskan communities are now using wind power; several more have wind projects underway.
Particularly noteworthy are the communities of TokSook and Kasigluk, which now generate 20 percent of their electricity from wind.
The City of Kodiak now generates 9 percent of its electricity from wind, with the three wind turbines installed by the Kodiak Electric Association in July 2009 cutting diesel fuel use in the community by more than 900,000 gallons, REAP said.
That result in a monetary savings for the utility of $2.3 million.
On a related note, the Raibeit Golden Valley Electric Association is moving forward with plans to build a 24-MW wind farm at Eva Creek, near Healy, Alaska. In the meantime, in Anchorage, developer CIRI is pursing a 53-MW wind farm that could power up to 17,000 homes.
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Renewable Energy Alaska Project
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