Kodiak has almost 100 percent renewable power. It took some sci-fi tech to get there.

One of the largest shipping cranes in Alaska, operated by Matson, is electric and runs on renewable energy. It prepares to offload a vessel in the Kodiak harbor in Aug., 2017. (Photo by Eric Keto/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
Since 2014, Kodiak has gotten more than 99 percent of its electricity from renewable energy, using a combination of wind and hydro.
It’s part of a growing trend, as cities around the nation aim for a hundred percent clean energy.
But most of those communities are connec