- With comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation, we could create as many as 9,000 jobs in Alaska and save households up to $5,801 per year.
- Improving energy efficiency in homes and businesses can save money and create jobs. Alaska’s weatherization program improved 1,740 homes in 2009, and that number is expected to more than quadruple by 2011.
- Alaska’s many rivers offer some of the best hydropower potential in the nation. Hydropower already accounts for nearly 20% of Alaska’s electric generating capacity.
- Alaska has enormous geothermal resources that could be used for heating applications. Geothermal energy has the potential to provide about 25% of the state’s electricity, the Department of Energy has found.
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