Alaska News

Wind power advocates celebrate approval for Fire Island

According to an early Tuesday announcement from the Alaska Public Interest Group (AKPIRG) and the Alaska Conservation Alliance (ACA), wind power advocates are celebrating a decision by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) that amounts to a green light from state regulators for Cook Inlet Region Inc.'s Fire Island Wind Project.

Alaska Dispatch's own Alex DeMarban reported Monday on the ruling and the details of the agreement. Read it here.

Read AKPIRG and ACA's announcement in its entirety below, and click here for a copy of the RCA's ruling.

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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