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Kake Heat Pump Rate Analysis for Inside Passage Electric Cooperative
This report provides an overview of possible rate structures that can encourage beneficial electrification, with an emphasis on HPs, in Kake, Alaska. Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC), and Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are...
Mathur, S. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dec 31, 2020
Integrating Renewable Energy: What You Need to Consider in Rural Alaska
ACEP guidance report for rural Alaska communities considering renewable integration into diesel-based microgrids, emphasizing that integration creates both opportunities and hidden costs. Explains why operating reserve capacity matters for sudden load changes and for managing inte...
Green, N. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dec 31, 2020
uGrid: Reliable Minigrid Design and Planning Toolset for Rural Electrification
Introduces uGrid, an open-source minigrid design and planning toolset created with minigrid developers to support rural electrification. Integrates equipment sizing and resource allocation with uGridNet for distribution network layout and reliability cost–benefit analysis, inclu...
Cicilio, P. et al Oregon State University
Nov 10, 2019
Microgrids for Energy Resilience: A Guide to Conceptual Design and Lessons from Defense Projects
This playbook from the Rocky Mountain Institute offers a comprehensive framework for regulators, utilities, and developers to design and implement non-wires solutions (NWS). NWS are alternatives to conventional grid infrastructure upgrades that use distributed resources, demand re...
Booth, S. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2019
Wind Economic Analysis Project: An Alaska Case Study for Integration of High-Penetration Wind Energy in a Western Alaska Community
A collaborative case study between the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Analysis North to determine the economic feasibility of installing a large 1MW wind turbine in a small Western Alaska Commun...
Dolan, C. et al University of Alaska Fairbanks
Jan 28, 2024
Learning from Arctic Microgrids: Cost and Resiliency Projections for Renewable Energy Expansion with Hydrogen and Battery Storage
Uses real load, resource, and generation data from Kotzebue, Alaska to compare microgrid architectures that increase renewable penetration while maintaining reliability. Using HOMER Pro, it evaluates pathways to meet over 90% of annual electricity demand with renewables, comparing...
McKinley, P. et al University of Alaska
Jul 29, 2025
REopt: A Platform for Energy System Integration and Optimization
REopt is a techno-economic decision support model used to optimize energy systems for buildings, campuses, communities, and microgrids. The primary application of the model is for optimizing the integration and operation of behind-the-meter energy assets. This report provides an o...
Anderson, K. et al NLR
Aug 31, 2017
Automated Transit Fleet Electrification Planning in Response to Route Dynamics, Vehicle Utilization, and Local Climate
Transit electrification is difficult, requiring the consideration of many factors including route dynamics, vehicle utilization, and local ambient temperatures. Incumbent planning tools typically rely upon static vehicle efficiency numbers which do not consider local factors speci...
Ficenec, K. et al NLR
May 31, 2021
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmark: Q1 2020
NREL's cost benchmark report documents installed costs for solar PV and PV-plus-storage systems as of the first quarter of 2020. It uses a bottom-up methodology that captures variation in system design, regional labor rates and soft costs. The report shows that the cost of residen...
Feldman, D. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2020
Solar Photovoltaics in Severe Weather: Cost Considerations for Storm Hardening PV Systems for Resilience
Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has many advantages as a resilient power source, including the ability to provide power after a natural disaster. While solar arrays often survive severe weather events, systems are occasionally compromised and left unable to provide power. For PV sy...
Elsworth, J. and Van Geet, O. NLR
May 31, 2020
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