Wind may be Sitka's best option to reduce reliance on diesel for power, based on research collected as part of an investigation into Sitka’s long-term energy needs.
With the construction of the new hospital on the SEARHC campus and continued migration toward electric cars, the city would either need to rely more on diesel generation to supplement the energy from the dam or find an alternative energy source.
A slide from Amy Solana’s presentation shows Sitka’s anticipated electric load increases over the next thirty years. “As electrification continues with electric vehicles and homes and buildings, switching from fossil fuel heating to heat pumps,” Solana said, “that’s a huge growth and load that really needs some some planning now.”
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