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Solar power in Alaska has been primarily used in remote locations, such as the Nenana Teen Center near Hybrid generator cuts Lime Village energy costs
/ref> Annual insolation and thus power production per capacity installed in Alaska is similar to central Europe, where
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Solar power in Alaska has been primarily used in remote locations, such as the Nenana Teen Center near Fairbanks
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...
, where long summer days provide most of the electricity generated. In 2015, Alaska ranked 45th in installed solar among U.S. states. Rooftop solar panel
A solar cell panel, solar electric panel, photo-voltaic (PV) module, PV panel or solar panel is an assembly of photovoltaic solar cells mounted in a (usually rectangular) frame, and a neatly organised collection of PV panels is called a photo ...
s could provide 23% of all electricity used in Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
. Net metering
Net metering (or net energy metering, NEM) is an electricity billing mechanism that allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated. This is particularly importa ...
is available for PV system
PV may refer to:
Places
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* Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
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s up to 25 kW but is limited to 1.5% of average demand. IREC best practices, based on experience, recommends no limits to net metering, individual or aggregate, and perpetual roll over of kWh
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a unit of energy: one kilowatt of power for one hour. In terms of SI derived units with special names, it equals 3.6 megajoules (MJ). Kilowatt-hours are a common bil ...
credits.
In 2011, Alaska's largest solar array was the 17.28 kW array installed on a building in Anchorage. A 12 kW solar array installed in Lime Village
Lime Village (''Hekdichen Hdakaq' '' in Dena'ina language, Dena'ina) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The 2010 United States Census, 2010 census found a population of 29, down from 46 in 2000. It has ...
in July 2001 helped reduce electricity costs./ref> Annual insolation and thus power production per capacity installed in Alaska is similar to central Europe, where
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became a leader in worldwide solar power use in the years around 2010.
Statistics
See also
* List of power stations in Alaska *Wind power in Alaska
Wind power in Alaska has the potential to provide all of the electricity used in the U.S. state of Alaska. From its installation, in July 2009 through October 2012, the Pillar Mountain Wind 4.5 MW wind farm has saved the use of nearly of diesel ...
* Solar power in the United States
* Renewable energy in the United States
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Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...