Islanded Energy Systems: Energy and Infrastructure Challenges and Opportunities in Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Territories

by Committee on Energy and Natural Resource

Those who live in remote and isolated areas that are not connected to the national grid face unique energy challenges. Alaska, Hawaii, and our territories are areas largely dependent on imported diesel fuel for their energy needs. The cost of importing that fuel adds significantly to the overall cost of electricity, and in the case of Alaska, it also adds to the cost of space heat. Most remote locations pay at least twice the national average for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1540714713
• ISBN13: 9781540714718
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"