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Solar power in Alaska

Solar power in Alaska

Overview of solar power in the U.S. state of Alaska

Solar power in Alaska has been primarily used in remote locations,[1] such as the Nenana Teen Center[2] near Fairbanks, where long summer days provide most of the electricity generated.[3][4] In 2015, Alaska ranked 45th in installed solar among U.S. states.[5] Rooftop solar panels could provide 23% of all electricity used in Alaska.[6] Net metering is available for PV systems up to 25 kW but is limited to 1.5% of average demand.[7] IREC best practices, based on experience, recommends no limits to net metering, individual or aggregate, and perpetual roll over of kWh credits.[8]

Solar panels in Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge

In 2011, Alaska's largest solar array was the 17.28 kW array installed on a building in Anchorage.[9][10] A 12 kW solar array installed in Lime Village in July 2001 helped reduce electricity costs.[11][12]

Annual insolation and thus power production per capacity installed in Alaska is similar to central Europe, where Germany became a leader in worldwide solar power use in the years around 2010.

Statistics

Source: NREL[13]
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See also

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