Rob Roys

What has over 200,000 pounds of steel, 14,400 solar panels, over 40 miles of wires, and hundreds of thousands of nuts and bolts?

The largest solar farm in Alaska, projected to almost double the solar energy output in the state!

Named the Houston Solar Farm, this 8.5-megawatt facility will soon be operational, generating enough energy to power around 1,400 homes.

Developers set to flip switch at Alaska’s largest solar farm An increasing number of residential solar installations are also boosting supply in Matanuska Electric Association’s service area, and across Southcentral as well.

A hybrid-electric Cessna 337 Skymaster, developed by portfolio company , successfully landed in Fairbanks on August 13th after a 3,400-mile journey from Southern California, marking the farthest north any hybrid-electric aircraft has flown.

This pioneering flight funded by 's showcases progress in electrified aviation, with the aircraft being the first to receive airworthiness approvals from both the US and Canadian authorities.

Offering 50-70% fuel cost savings and an anticipated 25-50% in maintenance cost reductions, the initiative underscores the potential of electrified air travel in .

“Alaska is well-known for its innovation and discovery, so it’s fitting that this groundbreaking hybrid-electric flight made history in Alaska,” said Erin Whitney, director of the .

Ampaire’s Hybrid-Electric Cessna Flies to Alaska - Alaska Business Magazine The first hybrid-electric aircraft ever in Alaska landed in Fairbanks to complete a 3,400-mile journey from California.

The best part of this article are the quotes:

On oil & gas states investing in clean energy:
"...we also understand that energy is energy, whether it is generated by wind, steam or whatever it might be.”

On the record low prices for solar panels:
“And all of those incremental improvements add up to something very dramatic.”

On the amount of renewables being added to the grid:
“We’re seeing the nonlinear change happen before us...”

On driving an electric vehicle in Oklahoma:
“My fuel cost is equivalent to getting 200 miles a gallon on gasoline...”

On vehicle electrification:
“It is not a red-state, blue-state thing... It is a national phenomenon.”

On GM committing to selling only zero-emissions vehicles:
"[It's a] once-in-a-generation inflection point”

The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries.