Cordova hosts U.S. Senate field hearing on microgrids

When it comes to emerging energy technologies, many remote Alaska communities are on the cutting edge. That was the message from Cordova this weekend, where U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski held a field hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which she chairs.
Gwen Holdmann of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, left, and Meera Kohler of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, testified before U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell on June 10, 2017 in Cordova.