Alaska’s largest planned solar farm, expected to break ground west of Anchorage this summer, is likely to deliver cheaper electricity than possible with imported natural gas, according to information the state’s largest electric utility shared with state lawmakers this month.
In a May 14 hearing of the Alaska House Labor and Commerce Committee, Chugach Electric government affairs manager Trish Baker said power from the project should cost about the same as power produced from natural gas at current prices.
“We have not brought that project before the (Regulatory Commission of Alaska) yet, but that’s our estimate,” she said…