The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $2.8 million to the Northwest Arctic Borough to upgrade Ambler's power plant and microgrid. These improvements will enable integration of new solar PV and energy storage systems, which already secured federal funding. Once these energy assets fully operate, Ambler will be able to turn off its diesel generators for the first time in 40 years.

US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $4.2 million in federal funding to Spruce Root to install heat pumps in 240 tribally owned homes and community facilities on Prince of Wales (POW). These pumps will replace heating oil and propane based heating systems to provide clean, locally produced energy at affordable rates. This project will reduce POW’s reliance on expensive heating oil and propane.

The US Department of Energy Water Power Technologies office has selected Anchorage-based energy tech accelerator Launch Alaska to receive $100,000 for its Water and Alaska Vital Energy Systems (WAVES) project. WAVES will identify potential ways to deploy cutting-edge water power technologies in Alaska. Through this program, Launch Alaska will support companies investing in clean, local marine energy along Alaska’s 33,000 miles of coastline.