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January 20, 2015

Solar works, even in a rainy Alaskan village

  • The purpose of the Department of Energy's demonstration solar project was to save money and inspire other communities to try it out.
    • By STEPHANIE SHOR
    Juneau Empire

    JUNEAU, Alaska — Isolated in the rainforest of Southeast Alaska, residents in Kake are thinking of alternative energy. In that, they're not unlike the inhabitants of any other rural Alaska community. What makes Kake special is the way it's approaching the topic.

    After exploring wind energy options in partnership with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council in 2010, the Organized Village of Kake and five other Alaska Native communities received a U.S. Department of Energy grant for a different approach: solar power.


     
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