The funding boost for solar comes as legislators try to address a looming shortfall of Cook Inlet gas.
Raindrops cover a solar panel at the Houston Solar Farm on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 in Houston, Alaska.
“This is not going to replace diesel. Hopefully what this will do with solar is reduce the need for diesel,” he said. Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks in support of legislation that would establish community energy projects in state law in Juneau on Monday.
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