Renewable Energy Integration in Remote Alaska Communities
NREL technical report examining renewable energy integration pathways in remote Alaska, with attention to microgrids serving community and health facilities. Topics include resource assessments, hybrid diesel, renewable configurations, storage, controls, and operational strategies for cold climate reliability and resilience. Examples illustrate cost and performance trade-offs, data needs, and community partner considerations for planning and implementation. The material includes examples and references intended to guide adoption and implementation.
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - NREL technical report examining renewable energy integration pathways in remote Alaska, with attention to microgrids serving community and health facilities. Topics include resource assessments, hybrid diesel, renewable configurations, storage, controls, and operational strategies for cold climate reliability and resilience. Examples illustrate cost and performance trade-offs, data needs, and community partner considerations for planning and implementation. The material includes examples and references intended to guide adoption and implementation.
AU - Meadows, Rebecca
A2 - Edgerly, Elan
A3 - Jordan, Rob
A4 - Beshilas, Laura
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Community engagement
KW - Tribal engagement
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
LA - English
DA - 2025/01/01
PY - 2025
PB - NLR
T1 - Renewable Energy Integration in Remote Alaska Communities
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/389
ER -
Meadows, Rebecca, et al. Renewable Energy Integration in Remote Alaska Communities. NLR, 1 January, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/389.
Meadows, R., Edgerly, E., Jordan, R., & Beshilas, L. (2025). Renewable Energy Integration in Remote Alaska Communities. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/389
Meadows, Rebecca, Elan Edgerly, Rob Jordan, and Laura Beshilas. Renewable Energy Integration in Remote Alaska Communities. NLR, January, 1, 2025. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/389
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_389,
title = {Renewable Energy Integration in Remote Alaska Communities},
author = {Meadows, Rebecca and Edgerly, Elan and Jordan, Rob and Beshilas, Laura},
abstractNote = {NREL technical report examining renewable energy integration pathways in remote Alaska, with attention to microgrids serving community and health facilities. Topics include resource assessments, hybrid diesel, renewable configurations, storage, controls, and operational strategies for cold climate reliability and resilience. Examples illustrate cost and performance trade-offs, data needs, and community partner considerations for planning and implementation. The material includes examples and references intended to guide adoption and implementation.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/389},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/389},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
Details
Data from Jan 1, 2025
Last updated Jul 6, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
NLR
Contact
Rebecca Meadows
Authors
