Senator George Rauscher

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a $350 million initiative for four projects to build, modernize, and restart coal plants across the country, including a project in Anchorage, Alaska. This effort is framed as part of a national strategy to maintain reliable power on the grid and make use of existing energy infrastructure.

For Alaska, being named in this package puts our state directly in the discussion about long‑term grid reliability, baseload power, and federal investment in energy infrastructure.

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Energy Department to Invest $350 Million to Build, Modernize, and Restart Coal Plants The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the selection of four coal modernization and reliability projects to strengthen coal-based generation, grid reliability, and strategic energy infrastructure.

"They didn't know it couldn't be done."

A milestone made for the 49th state. Today marks 49 years since construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was completed in 1977. Built across 800 miles of some of the most challenging terrain in the country, TAPS stands as a testament to Alaska ingenuity, determination and resilience. Nearly five decades later, we honor the thousands of workers who proved that spirit true and made this historic project possible.

📷: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Public testimony will be held in House Finance tomorrow for HB 381 the Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni tax bill.

The House Finance Committee meeting will start at 12 pm and end at 3 pm. There will be a two minute time limit for testimony.

You can testify in person at the Anchorage LIO or by calling in at the following number’s:

Juneau 907-586-9085
Anchorage 907-563-9085
All Other Callers 844-586-9085

Written testimony can be submitted to
[email protected] by Saturday, May 30th at 5 pm.

All committee meetings can be watched live by clicking the link below:

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The House Finance Committee is scheduled to meet today at 1:30 pm at the Anchorage LIO to discuss HB 381 the Oil & Gas Property Tax; Muni Tax bill that would codify a new tax arrangement by replacing property taxes on the project with a new Alternative Volumetric tax based on the pipeline’s throughput.

The Senate Finance Committee will take up Senate Bill 2001, the Senate version, at the Capitol this week in the Senate Finance Committee room on the following dates and times:

Wednesday, May 27th at 9 am
Thursday, May 28th at 9 am
Friday, May 29th at 9 am

You can watch all the meetings live by clicking the link below:

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