Alaska’s energy challenge is severe for both urban and rural residents. Costs of heating, transportation and power generation in urban Alaska have sky rocketed in recent years; sapping our economic vitality and leading to a net diminishment of our standard of living. And the effects for Alaska’s rural communities have been particularly severe: over-reliance on expensive hydrocarbon fuel, coupled with high transportation costs and the small size of local demand, have pushed many rural communities to the brink of collapse. In response to this challenge, FEDC has entered a collaborative partnership with the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Cold Climate Housing Research Center, Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation and the University of Alaska to form the Alaska Sustainable Energy Center (ASEC). Together, and in partnership private industry, government agencies and other motivated, results-based individuals and organizations, the Alaska Sustainable Energy Center hopes to lower the cost of energy for rural communities & urban residents by helping them connect to their vast, locally available sustainable & renewable energy resources.
For more information please contact:
Ryan Colgan
(907)457-3454
ryan@cchrc.org
- Jomo Stewart
(907)452-2185
jstewart@investfairbanks.com
Or visit the ASEC office in the CCHRC Research & Testing Facility
Cold Climate Housing Research Center
1000 Fairbanks Street
Fairbanks, Alaska |
