Following the most successful Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference to-date, we are excited to announce a quarterly series of virtual workshops in partnership with the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The purpose of these workshops is to sustain our connections, strengthen relationships, and share knowledge among this energy-focused community between now and the 2026 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. Registration is free, and recordings will be available at alaskasustainablenergy.com if you can’t tune in live.
Workshop 1: Lessons in Transmission Planning
Dates: August 5-6, 2025
Times: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM AKT*
Description: This workshop will cover a range of topics, with subject matter experts from Hawaii to New England, including planning methodologies, standards compliance, system modeling, and the intersections between transmission planning and other key utility planning processes such as integrated resource planning and interconnection procedures.
Workshop 2: The Business of Alaska Rural Energy: Project Development and Operational Sustainability
Dates: October 28-29, 2025
Times: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM AKT*
Description: Alaska’s ~200 isolated villages rely on standalone power systems and bulk fuel storage facilities as critical infrastructure for electricity, heat, and transportation. These systems face escalating burdens from aging equipment, high capital costs, limited local resources, and shrinking public funding—including more than $1.5 billion in deferred maintenance. As a result, the gap between community needs and available resources continues to widen. This workshop will explore solutions to close that gap—examining new approaches to financing projects, ensuring safe and reliable energy delivery, and strengthening local and regional capacity to support long-term community energy security.
Workshop 3: Coming soon!
Dates: January 2026
Times: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM AKT*
Workshop 4: Coming soon!
Dates: April 2026
Times: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM AKT*
*Times are subject to change.
For more information, visit our event website: https://alaskasustainableenergy.com/virtual-workshops/
