Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SEVERAL ENERGY PROJECT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING: REGIONAL ENERGY PLANNING, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AND COMMUNITY PLANNING, ALL COMPLETED ALONGSIDE NON-PROFIT REGIONAL ENTITIES IN THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION OF ALASKA. OUR WORK IS INTENDED TO HELP VILLAGES, TRIBES, AND ULTRA REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN ALASKA BECOME SUSTAINABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH THE REALIZATION OF DECREASED ENERGY COSTS.
A MAJOR PROGRAM IN 2017 INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF THE OPTIONS FOR A SUB-REGIONAL WIND AND INTERTIE PROJECT IN THE Y-K DELTA REGION. THE BASIC CONCEPT OF THE PROJECTS IS TO INSTALL WIND (AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, IF POSSIBLE) IN ONE COMMUNITY AND INTERTIE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. THE INTENT OF SUCH A PROJECT IS TO DECREASE OVERHEAD COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT UTILITIES WITH THE GOAL OF LOWERING THE COST OF ENERGY FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
ANOTHER MAJOR PROGRAM IN 2017 INCLUDED WORK ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES OF NELSON ISLAND AND LOWER YUKON COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT INITIATIVE IS A LONG-TERM, MULTI-COMMUNITY PLANNING EFFORT TO INTEGRATE PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE GOAL OF POPULATION SUSTAINABILITY, AS WELL AS TO CREATE ECONOMIES OF SCALE. CRITICALLY EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES TO LINK VILLAGES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY COULD REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE THE BASIC LEVEL OF EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES. PHASE I INCLUDED PARTICIPATION BY THREE COMMUNITIES: TOKSOOK BAY, TUNUNAK, AND NIGHTMUTE. PHASE II COMMUNITIES WERE EMMONAK, ALAKANUK, AND NUNAM IQUA. PHASE III COMMUNITIES WERE CHEVAK, SCAMMON BAY, AND HOOPER BAY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Natalie Hanson | Executive Director | 40 | $102,885 |
Albert Williams | Director | 1 | $0 |
William Igkurak | Director | 1 | $0 |
Mark Charlie | Director | 1 | $0 |
Daniel Walker | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
Daniel Winkleman | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Meera Kohler | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
George Guy | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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