Solar power in Alaska
Solar panels in Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Solar power in Alaska has been primarily used in remote locations,[1] such as the Nenana Teen Center,[2] near Fairbanks, where long summer days provide most of the electricity generated.[3][4] Rooftop solar panels could provide 23% of all electricity used in Alaska.[5] Net metering is available for systems up to 25 kW but is limited to 1.5% of average demand.[6]IREC best practices, based on experience, recommends no limits to net metering, individual or aggregate, and perpetual roll over of kWh credits.[7]
In 2011, Alaska's largest solar array was the 17.28 kW array installed on a building in Anchorage.[8]
A 12 kW solar array installed in Lime Village in July 2001 helped reduce electricity costs.[9][10]
Statistics
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| Alaska Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MWp)[12][13] | ||||||||||||
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| 2010 | <0.1 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | <0.1 | |||||||||||
See also
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References
- ^ Renewable Energy in Alaska
- ^ Nenana Teen Center
- ^ Do Solar Panels Work in Alaska?
- ^ Tiny Alaskan Village May Set Solar Pace for Remote Areas
- ^ Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation
- ^ Alaska - Net Metering
- ^ Net Metering and Interconnection Procedures Incorporating Best Practices
- ^ Solar Panels Light Up Downtown Building
- ^ View from the Field – Solar in Alaska
- ^ Hybrid generator cuts Lime Village energy costs
- ^ "PV Watts". NREL. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011". Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010". Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2011-06-29.
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