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Alaska Energy Authority is committed to our rural neighbors Author: Curtis Thayer Published February 4 Share on Facebook Print article Nowhere in Alaska is the high cost of energy felt more than in rural communities. While all Alaskans endure high energy costs, the impact is especially burdensome on our rural neighbors. For 45 years, the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) has played a significant role in reducing the cost of energy in rural Alaska. AEA is an essential partner with all of rura...

Print article Gov. Mike Dunleavy is at it again with his almost $300 million proposed budget cuts and his proposal to give Permanent Fund dividends of almost $5,000 per qualified Alaskan at the expense of depleting the Permanent Fund’s sustainability. Where is the money going to come from to cover the billions of dollars that the state of Alaska has in been in deficit for the past several years? As a cash-poor rural village Alaskan, I do not mind the $5,000 dividend only if the source of t...

KOTZ Radio 720 AM The Native Village of Shungnak, roughly 148 miles east of Kotzebue. (Photo courtesy of Northwest Arctic Borough) Construction is set to start next spring on a solar battery project in the Northwest Arctic villages of Shungnak and Kobuk. It’s the latest renewable project for a region routinely struck by high energy costs.  It’s always been expensive to provide energy to rural Alaska. With most communities not falling on the road system, locals are forced to barge and fly i...