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| Mr. President, This is our effort to create jobs for our citizens here in Alaska.
We have been working on this idea for over a year now, please read the comments toward the bottom of this page. Also view letters of support.
Hello from George and Cassandra Sikat
We are looking for public comment on the idea of developing a 120 acre business park dedicated to energy related careers for Alaskans. The Mat-Su Borough (Mat-Su Borough website) is where we hope to break ground. Wind turbine, solar power systems, hydro power, geothermal, diesel engine retrofits, gas line career development and arctic energy development will be some of the training available. Energy efficient homes and buildings fitted with renewable energy systems will be on display for the public to visit. The business park itself will have renewable energy systems to offset the heating and electricity bills. Basically we feel that if energy related training programs and projects were developed in one location, communications and face to face discussions would be more efficient and help put Alaska's energy needs and marketability on the fast track. Technologies developed on the campus will be marketed world wide. Careers in the retrofitting of our energy grid will become available. Our intent with this business park is to create job and career opportunities for people like you and me.
If you wish to email a comment to the Alaska Legislature, here is the website Alaska Legislature |
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Below is a vision of what could be.
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4 comments:
I think this is a wonderful idea. We are a world that is trying to go green and this would help open up that door. Our two older boys are currently attending CTH in the valley, this would be a great opportunity for them and many others.
We have two boys also, under three and plan to send them to an Alaskan university. We are here to stay and play. The Valley has more potential for individual economic growth than any other town in Alaska. July will be four years in the Valley for us. I know a lot of people that have lived here for over 30 years and still love the Mat-Su. Thank you for the comment!
George and Cassandra Sikat
We are in a time in our country when we need forward looking visions of saving, inovating, and developing precious energy equipmeent and techniques to further the comfort and security for our families. I would like to also see a part of the project dedicated to high performance insulating materials and techniques to prevent air infultration in our homes. Good Luck to Matsu Energy in this wonderful project!
Hi George and Cassandra,
I'd love to see a green industry hub in the Valley but I am concerned with the wind turbine proliferating without some study done on the impact on the local avian community.
Bird kills from high speed wind turbine blades are common, and I wonder if some screening might be fitted that would either alert the birds to the danger or deflect them away from the blades.
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