On Thursday, June 13, 2019, judges from GVEA’s Election Committee certified the results of the 2019 Board of Directors election. Here are the results: District 5 (primarily serving North Pole): Incumbent Chris Bunch retains his seat. GVEA’s bylaws state that a 10% return of valid ballots of the total membership …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in May. Thirteen applications were reviewed, and nine grants totaling $60,372 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Athabascan Fiddlers Association: $2,500 grant to be applied towards the purchase and installation of a backup radio transmitter. Delta Junction Trails Association: $5,000 grant to be applied …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in February. Eight applications were reviewed, and seven grants totaling $41,482 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Cold Climate Housing Research Center: $4,603 grant to create an educational bicycle generator. Fairbanks Council of PTAs: $3,000 grant to support the annual Interior Alaska Science Fair. Interior …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in November. Fourteen applications were reviewed, and nine grants totaling $35,178 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Bethel Community Services Foundation: $1,000 grant to assist with the purchase of music equipment. Christmas In Ice: $3,305 grant to be applied to an electrical upgrade. Ester …
GVEA’s Fuel and Purchased Power (F&PP) rate, effective December 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019, has decreased from 10.502¢ to 8.648¢ per kilowatt-hour. This is a decrease of 18 percent from the previous F&PP rate approved by the RCA. Based on the average usage of 600 kWh, the impact of the lower …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in August. Eleven applications were reviewed, and five grants totaling $19,550 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Alaska Health Fair Inc.: $6,000 grant for technology upgrades. Fairbanks Hockey Hall of Fame: $7,500 grant to assist with the purchase of video boards. Guys Read / …
Golden Valley Electric Association has begun construction of a 563-kilowatt solar demonstration project in South Fairbanks. GVEA’s solar installation will be the largest photovoltaic (PV) system in the State of Alaska. The project should produce enough energy to power 71 homes (using an average of 660 kWh per month). “GVEA …
On the afternoon of Thursday, June 14, 2018, the ballots were tallied for the 2018 Board of Directors election. Judges from GVEA’s Election Committee certified the results, which follows. District 4: Incumbent Gary Newman was reelected over challengers Frank Eagle and Rob Wall. Of the 6,077 ballots mailed on May …
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in May. Nine applications were reviewed, and eight grants totaling $38,421 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Breast Cancer Detection Center: $5,000 grant towards technology upgrades. Ester Community Association: $5,000 grant towards electrical upgrades to the Ester Community Park Stage. Fairbanks Curling Club: …
On the evening of May 3, 2018 GVEA hosted 488 people at their Annual Members’ Meeting. Fairbanks drew a crowd of 454 at Lathrop High School’s Hering Auditorium. This was the second year that the meeting was also video-streamed to the Delta’s Community Center and Healy’s Tri-Valley Community Center; attendance …