State Energy Efficiency Policy Database

In 2010, House Bill 306 established Alaska's state energy policy, which included an aggressive renewable electricity goal, as well as a goal to reduce per capita electricity use in the state by 15% by 2020. This goal must be translated into specific requirements for utilities to achieve savings of a specific amount to qualify as an EERS.

Historically, there has been very little utility customer energy efficiency program activity in Alaska.  Most program activity is through the state government, not the utilities. Since 2008, Alaska's legislature has appropriated a total of $461.5 million to energy efficiency programs, which are covered on Alaska's Financial Incentives page.

Reported budgets for energy efficiency programs for 2011 are in the State Spending and Savings Tables.
Reported electricity savings for 2010 are in the State Spending and Savings Tables.

In the last few years there have been stirrings of efficiency action that relate to utility programs, if indirectly, but these are not substantial relative to other states’ programs. In

June 2008, the passage of AK S 289 enacted Home Energy Rating Systems as Chapter No. 73.

Links

• Regulatory Commission of Alaska

There are few programs available to utility customers. Only one utility, Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc. (GVEA), reported any spending on such programs in 2009 to EIA. GVEA implements business, residential, and consumer energy savings programs. According to the Energy Information Administration, these programs saved 965 MWh in 2009.  Much of the existing program activity is through the state government, not the utilities. The major state government program, the Home Energy Rebate Program has saved around one million MMBtu since 2008 (savings are mostly in heating fuel rather than electricity).

Reported budgets for energy efficiency programs for 2011 are in the State Spending and Savings Tables.
Reported electricity savings for 2010 are in the State Spending and Savings Tables. 

Links

• Alaska Energy Authority
• Alaska Financial Incentives
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency