Alaska Sustainable Energy Act Makes More News Statewide

The Alaska Legislature passed two bills critical to securing Alaska's energy future, and neither had anything to do with the natural gas pipeline. I believe that 10 years from now, the 2010 Legislative Session will be remembered not for the $3 billion capital budget or the rollback on cruise ship tax but for the year they passed the Alaska Sustainable Energy Act (SB 220) and the State Energy Policy (HB 306). These two measures will have far-reaching consequences for all of Alaska's communities, while at the same time establishing Alaska as a leader in the global market for clean energy.