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Special rate could help some rural Southeast communities afford heat pumps Posted by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | May 18, 2021 An air-to-air heat pump can provide a more efficient alternative for heating a home, particularly in regions of Alaska with less dramatic temperature swings like Southeast. Because they run off of electricity, they can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions in communities that use renewable alternatives like hydropower or solar. (KCAW/McKinstry) Many Southeast Alaska homeowners are converting to electric heat pumps as a way to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and improve air q...

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is reviewing Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to protect an endowment that eases the high cost of electricity in rural Alaska by incorporating it in the state Constitution. “TCC believes there could be benefit to the program by enshrining it in the state Constitution, if this is done correctly and if it reduces the potential for future political battles,” said Dave Messier, TCC’s rural energy coordinator.  TCC “will continue to evaluate the governor’s proposal from a variety of angles to ensure it accomplishes the original goal of...

Becky Bohrer Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska, with Sen. Robert Myers show in the background. Dunleavy proposed a constitutional amendment dealing with the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Permanent Fund Dividend. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) May 12, 2021 - 7:07 PM JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed Wednesday what he called a step toward a broader fiscal plan that includes placing in the state constitution a new formula for the annual check residents receive from Alaska's oil-...

Alaska governor proposes dividend, oil-wealth fund plan by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press Posted May 12, 2021 8:56 pm EDT Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 8:58 pm EDT JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed Wednesday what he called a step toward a broader fiscal plan that includes placing in the state constitution a new formula for the annual check residents receive from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund. The proposal, released a week before the scheduled end of the legislative session, also would restructure the Permanent Fund, rolling its spendable earnings reserve into the fund...

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed Wednesday what he called a step toward a broader fiscal plan that includes placing in the state constitution a new formula for the annual check residents receive from Alaska's oil-wealth fund. The proposal, released a week before the scheduled end of the legislative session, also would restructure the Permanent Fund, rolling its spendable earnings reserve into the fund's constitutionally protected principal, and place in the principal an endowment used to help communities with high electricity costs. Dunleavy said the multibillion-dollar earnin...