Alaska's energy anxiety /
"[1] Alaska's statewide average annual energy costs per household are frequently more than twice the national average. In 2012, Alaska's energy expenditure per person for all energy uses, not just heating, was $10,484, ranking it the highest in the Nation. [2] Research suggests that t...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Portland, Or. :
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station,
[2015]
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| Series: | Science update (Portland, Or.) ;
issue 22. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/science-update-22.pdf |
| Summary: | "[1] Alaska's statewide average annual energy costs per household are frequently more than twice the national average. In 2012, Alaska's energy expenditure per person for all energy uses, not just heating, was $10,484, ranking it the highest in the Nation. [2] Research suggests that the biggest factor in homeowners' willingness to convert to wood energy comes down to the financial tradeoff between the cost of oil and the investment needed to switch to a wood-burning appliance. [3] Most of the material used in wood energy comes from byproducts of the forest products industry, which is more feasible in the lower 48 states with more extensive roads and infrastructure. Alaska has not been able to support a profitable forest products industry. [4] The wood energy projects that have successfully launched in Alaska provide useful learning opportunities as case studies, but have so far failed to provide a roadmap for commercialization at a scale that truly addresses broader statewide goals of energy independence. [5] The Forest Service, USDA Rural Development, Alaska State Division of Forestry, and Alaska Energy Authority support a goal of 30 percent conversion of fossil fuel heating to wood heat in southeast Alaska in the next decade."--Key points. |
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| Item Description: | Caption title. "Fall, 2015." |
| Physical Description: | 15 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available on the World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page [16]). |