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The effort, announced April 20, is part of the DOE’s Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), which was unveiled late last year.
Through the program, the DOE provides resources and on-the-ground support for remote and island communities that want to transform their energy systems and lower their vulnerability to energy disruptions.
Remote and island communities are often heavily affected by climate change, according to the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which is part of the initiative. These communities also often rely on fossil fuels for their energy, leading to some of the highest utility costs in the US, according to NREL.
Remote Alaska, Hawaii and Maine Communities to Receive DOE Aid for Energy Security, Costs
From Alaska to Hawaii to Maine, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working with 11 remote island communities to provide federal assistance to bolster their energy security and ameliorate the high energy costs that come along with living on coastal islands.
The DOE’s Energy Transition Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) would use experts to improve alternative energy solutions and improve energy security. The DOE expects the federal assistance would improve energy infrastructure and reduce the risk of outages. Living on a geographically isolated island, communities face high energy costs and weak energy infrastructure because of the increased risk from natural disasters and climate change.
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Photo of sockeye salmon fillets that were distributed. (Photo Credit: Juneau Tlingit & Haida Community Council) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Tlingit & Haida Community Council distributed 2,500 fillets of Sockeye Salmon to its membership Saturday.
JTHCC President Kenneth Southerland said 3,000 pounds of fish were donated to them from the Alaska Longline Fisherman s Association.
The one-pound fillets were able to be picked up in a drive-through set up by the organization.
Southerland said they had a couple hundred fillets leftover from the event and will be donating them to the Glory Hall, Housing First, Forget Me Not Manor, and elders in the Tlingit & Haida Central Council Elders Program.