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Sekuphele cishe iminyaka eyisikhombisa Ikhomishana Yokulawula yase-Alaska yathethisa izinsiza zikagesi ezinkulu kakhulu zesifunda ngokungasebenzi ndawonye ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukwethembeka kanye nezindleko eziphansi kugridi ye-Railbelt.

Izinsiza zithumele ukuthi yimalini ohlelweni lwazo lokugcina lokuphendula ngoMashi 25.

Isicelo se-Railbelt Reliability Council ku-RCA sizokwakha inhlangano yokwethembeka kukagesi, noma i-ERO, yokuphatha, ukuhlela nokuhlola ukutshalwa kwezimali okungase kube khona kugridi yokudlulisa i-Railbelt ehlanganisa izindawo zezinsiza ezinhlanu kuzo zonke izindawo ezine ezinabantu abaningi kakhulu e-Alaska.

Nakuba umkhandlu, noma i-RRC, izoholwa ibhodi elihlanganisa abameleli abavela ezinsizeni ngayinye phakathi kwabaqondisi abavotayo abangu-13, kubalulekile futhi ukuthi ihlanganise abamele ababambiqhaza abambalwa abaye balwela ushintsho endleleni izinsiza ezisebenza ngayo.

USihlalo we-RRC uJulie Estey uthe isicelo sibophezela le nhlangano esanda kuzalwa ukuthi “iqhubeke nokusebenzisana, ukubeka izinto obala, ukusebenza kahle kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nokufakwa,” njengoba iqembu lizama ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezihlala zivela zabathengi bakwaRailbelt.

Ngokuguga, izixhumanisi zokuhambisa ngomugqa owodwa phakathi kwezikhungo zabantu bakwa-Railbelt namanani entengo yegesi yemvelo kuze kube muva nje abe mkhulu ngokuphindwe kabili kuya kathathu kunawo wonke ama-Lower 48, ingcindezi yoshintsho olukhulu ohlelweni lukagesi ka-Railbelt belokhu yakhela. iminyaka.

“Umqondo wesakhiwo esisebenzisanayo esiletha imibono eyahlukene ehlukene ukuze kuhlomule isifunda sonke sekukhulunywe ngaso amashumi eminyaka futhi asikwazanga ukujabula kakhulu ukufeza lesi sigameko esibalulekile,” kusho u-Estey, ophinde abe yizindaba zangaphandle. umqondisi weMatanuska Electric Association.“I-RRC iyakuthokozela ukucutshungulwa kwe-RCA ngesicelo sethu futhi, uma kuvunyiwe, simi ngomumo ukufeza umgomo obalulekile we-ERO yokuqala yombuso.”

NgoJuni 2015, i-RCA enamalungu amahlanu yachaza igridi ye-Railbelt ngokuthi "ihlukaniswe" futhi "i-balkanized," ichaza ukuthi ukuntuleka kwesistimu yonke, isakhiwo sesikhungo ngaleso sikhathi kwaholela kanjani izinsiza ukuthi zitshale ngokuhlanganyela cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.5 kugesi entsha ehlukene. -izindawo zokuphehla umlilo ezinokuhlolwa okuncane kokuthi yini engaba ngcono kugridi ye-Railbelt iyonke.

Isifunda sikaRailbelt sisuka eHomer siye eFairbanks futhi sibala amandla angaphezu kuka-75% asetshenziswa kuhulumeni.

Ngokuyivelakancane yenhlangano ephethe iningi lepolitiki, i-RCA yagunyaza umthetho wezwe owaphasiswa ngo-2020 owawudinga ukusungulwa kwe-Railbelt ERO, futhi ukubeka ezinye zezinhloso zayo kuphinde kwaphusha izinsiza kusebenza ngemuva kwemizamo yokuzithandela yangaphambilini yokwenza okunye ukuhlela amandla. izinhlangano zama.

Okhulumela iRCA akatholakalanga kusenesikhathi ngalolu daba.

Isibonelo esicacile sesidingo sokuthuthukiswa kohlelo ukuthi izinsiza ezisetshenziswayo kaningi azikwazanga ukukhulisa izinzuzo zezindleko zikagesi ophehlwa ngamanzi embonini yombuso yaseBradley Lake eduze kwaseHomer ngenxa yezinkinga ezintanjeni zokudlulisa phakathi kweNhlonhlo yaseKenai kanye ukuphumula kwe-Railbelt.I-Bradley Lake iyisikhungo esikhulu kunazo zonke esiphehla ugesi ngamanzi e-Alaska futhi sinikeza amandla angabizi kakhulu esifundeni.

Izinsiza zilinganisela ukuthi ukuvalwa kwezinyanga ezine ngo-2019, ngemuva kokulinyazwa izintambo zokudlulisela phambili umlilo waseSwan Lake eduze kwase-Cooper Landing, abakhokhi bentela e-Anchorage, eMat-Su naseFairbanks cishe enye imali eyizigidi eziyi-12 ngoba kunqamule amandla. kusuka eBradley Lake.

UChris Rose, umqondisi omkhulu we-Renewable Energy Alaska Project, kanye nelungu lebhodi le-RRC Implementation Committee, usenesikhathi eside ephakathi kwalabo abagcizelela isidingo seqembu elizimele lokuhlela ukutshalwa kwezimali ku-Railbelt okungakhulisa ukusebenza kahle phakathi kwezinsiza ngokusebenzisana okungcono kokuphehla ugesi. kanye nokukhuthaza amaphrojekthi kagesi avuselelekayo endaweni.

Ukuze kufezeke lokho, uHulumeni uMike Dunleavy uthumele umthetho ngoFebhuwari egunyaza, ngaphandle kokunye, ukuthi okungenani u-80% wamandla akwa-Railbelt aqhamuka emithonjeni evuselelekayo ngo-2040. U-Rose kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza abakhuthele bathe ukuzuza izinga elinjalo lephothifoliyo elivuselelekayo kungenzeka kuphela. nenhlangano ezimele engahlela igridi ye-Railbelt ukuze ithuthukise ukuhlanganiswa kwamandla avuselelekayo.

Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-Alaska Energy Authority luphethe ngokuthi uhlelo lokudlulisa i-Railbelt oluqinile, olungasasebenzi lungabiza ngaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama- $900, nakuba abaholi abaningi bezinsiza bengabaza isidingo sokutshalwa kwezimali okuningi komuntu ngamunye kulelo nani.

Kwesinye isikhathi uRose ubelokhu egxeka kakhulu indlela abaholi benhlangano yakwa-Railbelt abaye babhekana ngayo nokuhlanganiswa kwemithombo yamandla avuselelekayo okungeyona eyakho.Abaholi bezikhungo bagcizelela ukuthi banesibopho sokubheka izintshisekelo zamalungu abo kuqala, noma ngabe iphrojekthi evuselelekayo noma utshalomali oludlulisayo lungazuzisa i-Railbelt iyonke.Uvumile ukuthi kunenselelo ekhona ku-RRC yokugcina ukuzimela kwayo, njengoba izinsiza kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza benza iningi lobuholi bebhodi njengoba bekucatshangwa, kodwa wathi abasebenzi bomkhandlu bazojutshwa ukunikeza izincomo ezimele ekomitini labaluleki elizokwazi izinqumo zebhodi le-RRC.

Kuzoba kubasebenzi be-RRC ukuthi bahlole ukutshalwa kwezimali okungenzeka kwengqalasizinda kanye nezinhlelo zokwabelana ngamandla, ngokwengxenye ukuqinisekisa ukuthi zinengqondo kulo lonke i-Railbelt.

"Kuzoba ngabasebenzi bonjiniyela abakhulu abahola izinqubo ezihlanganisa iqembu elisebenzayo elakhiwe yizo zonke izintshisekelo ezihlukene," kusho uRose."Abasebenzi bazobe sebesebenza ngokuzimela, siyethemba, kuwo womabili umthelela ibhodi engaba nawo kanye nomthelela ikomidi lezokuphatha elingaba nawo."

Uma i-RCA ivuma isicelo phakathi newindi elivamile lezinyanga eziyisithupha, i-RRC ingase iqashwe futhi ilungele ukuqala ukusebenza ngohlelo lwayo lokuqala lwesikhathi eside lwensiza edidiyelwe yegridi yesifunda ngonyaka ozayo.Uhlelo lokugcina cishe lusazodlula iminyaka emithathu noma emine, kulinganise uRose.

Ukugcwaliswa kwe-RRC kubiza abasebenzi abayi-12 kanye nesabelomali esiyizigidi ezingama- $ 4.5 ngo-2023, esikhokhelwe yizinsiza.

Nakuba ngokuvamile kuwubuchwepheshe futhi kuwumthetho, izinkinga eziqhuba ukwakhiwa kwenhlangano ethembekile kagesi ka-Railbelt - okungenzeka ukuthi i-RRC - zithinta wonke umuntu ku-Railbelt manje futhi cishe zizoba ezibaluleke kakhulu, ngokusho kukaRose.

"Njengoba sisuka ekuthuthweni kukaphethiloli kanye nokushisa siye kwezokuthutha nokushisa kukagesi, ugesi uzothinta kakhulu izimpilo zethu futhi kukhona ababambiqhaza abaningi okudingeka babe yingxenye yawo," esho.