Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding, through the Grid Modernization Program, the Alaska Microgrid Partnership (AMP), a multi-stakeholder collaborative comprised of national labs and Alaska based partners. The over-arching goal of AMP is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system lifecycle costs, while improving overall system reliability, security, and resilience. One goal of AMP is to investigate if a combination of Energy Efficiency (EE) and high contribution (from Renewable Energy (RE)) power systems can reduce total imported energy usage by 50% while lowering Life Cycle Costs (LCC) and improving reliability and resiliency. A techno-economic analysis was conducted for the community of Chefornak to investigate system architectures that could meet the goal of reducing imported fuel consumption by 50% or more.
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AB - The U.S. Department of Energy is funding, through the Grid Modernization Program, the Alaska Microgrid Partnership (AMP), a multi-stakeholder collaborative comprised of national labs and Alaska based partners. The over-arching goal of AMP is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system lifecycle costs, while improving overall system reliability, security, and resilience. One goal of AMP is to investigate if a combination of Energy Efficiency (EE) and high contribution (from Renewable Energy (RE)) power systems can reduce total imported energy usage by 50% while lowering Life Cycle Costs (LCC) and improving reliability and resiliency. A techno-economic analysis was conducted for the community of Chefornak to investigate system architectures that could meet the goal of reducing imported fuel consumption by 50% or more.
AU - Jimenez, Antonio
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.2172/1464921
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Resilience
KW - Extreme weather
KW - Community engagement
KW - Tribal engagement
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Cybersecurity
LA - English
DA - 2018/01/01
PY - 2018
PB - U.S. Department of Energy
T1 - Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska
UR - https://doi.org/10.2172/1464921
ER -
Jimenez, Antonio. Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska. U.S. Department of Energy, 1 January, 2018, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.2172/1464921.
Jimenez, A. (2018). Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. U.S. Department of Energy. https://doi.org/10.2172/1464921
Jimenez, Antonio. Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska. U.S. Department of Energy, January, 1, 2018. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://doi.org/10.2172/1464921
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title = {Chefornak Energy Configuration Options: Energy Infrastructure Optimization to Reduce Fuel Cost and Dependence in Chefornak, Alaska},
author = { Jimenez, Antonio},
abstractNote = {The U.S. Department of Energy is funding, through the Grid Modernization Program, the Alaska Microgrid Partnership (AMP), a multi-stakeholder collaborative comprised of national labs and Alaska based partners. The over-arching goal of AMP is to reduce the use of total imported fuel into communities to secure all energy services by at least 50\% in Alaska's remote microgrids without increasing system lifecycle costs, while improving overall system reliability, security, and resilience. One goal of AMP is to investigate if a combination of Energy Efficiency (EE) and high contribution (from Renewable Energy (RE)) power systems can reduce total imported energy usage by 50\% while lowering Life Cycle Costs (LCC) and improving reliability and resiliency. A techno-economic analysis was conducted for the community of Chefornak to investigate system architectures that could meet the goal of reducing imported fuel consumption by 50\% or more.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/350},
year = {2018},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, U.S. Department of Energy, https://doi.org/10.2172/1464921},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-18},
doi = {10.2172/1464921}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1464921
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Data from Jan 1, 2018
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
U.S. Department of Energy
Contact
Tony Jimenez
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