Solar Energy Prospecting in Remote Alaska: An Economic Analysis of Solar Photovoltaics in the Last Frontier State

Technical Report · Thu Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1239239· OSTI ID:1239239

Schwabe, Paul ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report provides a high-level examination of the potential economics of solar energy in rural Alaska across a geographically diverse sample of remote Alaska Native villages throughout the state. It analyzes at a high level what combination of diesel fuel prices, solar resource quality, and photovoltaic (PV) system costs could lead to an economically competitive moderate-scale PV installation at a remote village. The goal of this analysis is to provide a baseline economic assessment to highlight the possible economic opportunities for solar PV in rural Alaska for both the public and private sectors.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Indian Energy
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1239239
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A20-65834; DOE/IE-0040
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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