As most Alaskans can attest, energy in “The Last Frontier” is expensive. The average residential electricity rate of more than 18 cents per kWh is a full 50% higher than the national average, ranking among the highest in the country. That’s in part because outside the 50 hydro plants throughout the state, most of Alaska’s…

Wind turbines are helping the city of Kodiak — on Kodiak Island off the southern coast of Alaska — reduce its use of diesel fuel, lower its energy costs, and create cleaner energy. The Kodiak Electric Association (KEA), the island’s electric utility, installed three General Electric 1.5-MW turbines in 2009 as a part of the…