Solar power in Alaska

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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 PV 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][9] A 12 kW solar array installed in Lime Village in July 2001 helped reduce electricity costs.[10][11]

Annual insolation and thus power production per capacity installed is similar in Alaska to central Europe, where Germany became a leader in worldwide solar power use in the years around 2010.

Statistics

Source: NREL[12]
Alaska Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MWp)[13][14][15][16][17]
Year Capacity Change % Change
2010 <0.1
2011 <0.1
2012 <0.1
2013 0.2 0.2
2014 0.39 0.21 20%
2015 0.72 0.33 85%

See also

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Alaska also is a photovoltaic solar silver supplier state. Alaska Range Solar is struggling to develop an Alaskan solar industry to meet many of the Arctic challenges where a strength of light, not temperature, is of importance.

References

  1. ↑ Renewable Energy in Alaska
  2. ↑ Nenana Teen Center
  3. ↑ Do Solar Panels Work in Alaska?
  4. ↑ Tiny Alaskan Village May Set Solar Pace for Remote Areas
  5. ↑ Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation
  6. ↑ Alaska - Net Metering
  7. ↑ Net Metering and Interconnection Procedures Incorporating Best Practices
  8. ↑ Solar Panels Light Up Downtown Building
  9. ↑ Anchorage Solar Building
  10. ↑ View from the Field – Solar in Alaska
  11. ↑ Hybrid generator cuts Lime Village energy costs
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  17. ↑ Alaska Solar

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