Bob Shefchik, UAF Chancellor’s Office

2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 7:30 am in the Chamber Office

The Energy Committee will concentrate on the affordability, sustainability, and diversification of end-use energy in the Interior as well as our State. The Committee will inform and educate Chamber members and the general public on end-use energy-related issues and submit resolutions to the Board for approval as needed

• Energy Affordability
• Investigate and identify affordable end-use energy options. Such options may include:
• Natural gas and/or liquefied natural gas
• Coal
• Hydroelectric
• Renewable energy
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation
• Work to maintain or expand Interior refining capacity
• Actively support Legislation that affects end-use energy affordability
• Energy Sustainability (sustainability is defined as results and actions that achieve long-term supply and stable prices of end-use energy)
• Actively endorse and back regulations that support sustainable end-use energy sources
• Initiate actions that achieve sustainable end-use energy options
• Promote sources of readily available end-use energy options
• Energy Diversity
• Identify viable options to diversify end-use energy alternatives. Such alternatives may include:
• Renewable energy such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, and geothermal sources
• Coal-bed methane
• Coal to liquid/gas

• Action Items
• Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline Project
• Trucked Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
• Distribution System Expansion
• In-State Royalty Oil
• PM2.5
• Informational Items
•  AGIA process
• Susitna
• Biomass/pellets
• Power Plants – UAF, Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, North Pole, and Aurora
• District heat
• Coal-to-liquid
• Wind Projects
• HCCP
• Recommend appropriate General Membership Luncheon Programs/Panel Discussion