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Alternative energy as a source of production for electricity for rural Alaska is very wishful thinking for the majority of locations. Rural Alaska will be tied to diesel for the foreseeable future. So doesn't it make sense to make the diesel plants more efficient. A guaranteed step to increase production efficiency 10% is to use #2-15 fuel during the winter. There will be lots of naysayers who say it can be done, my only arguement that it can be done is that we have been doing in Tanana for 30 years. There is 10% more energy in #2-15 that #1 diesel and #2-15 costs less per gallon.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Fetters on -
We need to set near and long term goals. Most alternative energy sources are medium to long term goals with high investment costs. Diesel Efficiency can be a short term goal with only moderate costs while the other goals are maturing.
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