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Distributed Generation Policies:

Financial Incentives for CHP: Alaska Power Project Loan Fund

Description: Created by the Alaska State Legislature and administered by the Alaska Energy Authority, this fund provides loans to local utilities, local governments, regional and village corporations, village councils, nonprofit marketing cooperatives, and independent power producers. It is designed for the development or upgrade of small-scale power production facilities, conservation facilities, and bulk fuel storage facilities. This includes energy production, transmission and distribution, and waste energy conservation facilities that depend on fossil fuel, wind power, tidal, geothermal, biomass, hydroelectric, solar, or other non-nuclear energy sources. There are no specified funding round due dates or a program expiration date. Loans are available year round as long as there are program funds.

Links:

See DSIRE or the EPA CHP Funding Database for details of this program.

Contact:
Bruce Chertkow
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 771-3000
Phone 2: (888) 300-8534
Fax: (907) 771-3044
E-Mail: bchertkow@aidea.org
Web Site: http://akenergyauthority.org/index.html

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Financial Incentives for CHP: Alasak Energy Authority - Renewable Energy Grant Program

Description: In May 2008, Alaska enacted legislation authorizing the creation of a renewable energy grant fund. The legislation recommended that the program be administered by the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA). The grant program is intended to provide assistance to utilities, independent power producers, local governments, and tribal governments for feasibility studies, reconnaissance studies, energy resource monitoring, and work related to the design and construction of eligible facilities. The list of eligible technologies includes waste heat utilization.

Links:

Authority 1: H.B. 152
Visit the DSIRE Database for more information about the grant program.

Contact:
Butch White
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 771-3048
Fax: (907) 771-3942
E-Mail: re_fund@aidea.org
Web Site: http://www.aidea.org/aea/index.html

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Standby Rates: Alaska Electric Light and Power Company standby policy, Homer Electric Association standby policy, and Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc. standby rate/policy

Summary: Alaska Electric Light and Power Company does not have a standard standby rate, and charges standby service under the customer’s regular rate. In general, their rates have moderate energy charges and moderate to high demand charges. The Homer Electric Association does not have a standard standby rate and also provides standby service under the customer’s regular rate, which incorporates moderate to high demand and energy charges. Golden Valley Electric Association charges capacity payments for systems below 50kW, and systems larger than that are charged under their regular rate, which have high demand and energy charges. Demand is based on a monthly maximum. All three of these rates are viewed as neutral to CHP.

Links:

Alaska Electric Light and Power Company’s rates can be found here: Rates
Home Electric Association’s rates can be found here: Rates
Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc.’s rates can be found here: Rates

Last Updated 10/13/2009

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Anna Chittum, Industry Program Research Associate
Nate Kaufman, Industry Program Research Staff