Renewable energy for Alaska
Alaskan communities have banded together to build their energy future.
Fifty-six villages, all but one accessible only by boat or plane, belong to the nonprofit Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC). Launched in 1968, AVEC serves Athabascan, Aleut, Inupiat, Yupik, Siberian Yupik, and Caucasian communities. Each member village elects a delegate to AVEC’s annual cooperative meeting.
In the photo is AVEC mascot Little Picu, a sealskin doll in traditional Alaskan clothing, that travels with the utility’s employees wherever they’ll take him, including to the top of the towers that capture the Arctic winds. Photo by Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC).
See also the ShareAmerica article, Facing climate change, Alaskans embrace green energy.
By US Department of State on 2015-08-31 14:31:46
