With no clear solution in sight, it is time to turn to an answer that would have seemed impractical years ago: solar energy.
Raindrops cover a solar panel at the Houston Solar Farm on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 in Houston. The 8.5-megawatt project, Alaska's largest solar farm, will power more than 1,400 homes at a kilowatt-hour rate that undercuts Matanuska Electric Association's current cost for power produced by natural gas.
It is a fair assertion that 5-10 years ago, this plan might not have been viable. However, solar power prices have been on the decline, and with the Federal Solar Tax Credit, solar power is becoming ever more plausible in Alaska. Now, when one pays for solar, they receive a 30% refund from the government. For projects in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, this tax credit can mean huge savings.
Alaska already has two major solar farms: the Willow and Houston installations. The Houston project alone, an 8.5-megawatt farm, is expected to power around 1,400 homes. Solar is already being taken advantage of by boroughs outside of Anchorage.
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