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In many remote Alaskan villages,
. . . the cost of electricity,
. . . is the highest in the nation, reaching up to
. . . US$1 per kilowatt-hour.

The price is due to,
. . . the cost of hauling fossil fuels (primarily diesel),
. . . by plane, or barge,
. . . to these remote areas.

Wind turbines surrounding Alaska’s villages,
. . . are so common as to no longer be remarkable.
What is remarkable is that these:
. . . . . . small,
. . . . . . remote,
. . . . . . economically challenged communities,
. . . have successfully integrated renewable energy into,
. . . their existing, diesel-based power grids,
. . . with more success than just about anywhere else in the world.

Remarkable indeed, and
. . . also a lesson to be applied elsewhere.
“The first thing we address in a community is efficiency,”
. . . Then we work on the power grid, and
. . . last consider the best sources of power.”
That allows the integration of renewables,
. . . to take into account, the resources, and
. . . challenges of each community.

3-7-2017 Source:  Alaska: Follow the Money