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RESOLUTION 13- 207
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE YAKUTAT BIOMASS HEATING LOOP GRANT
APPLICATION
WHEREAS: the City and Borough of Yakutat has a program seeking to lower the cost of energy
throughout the community, and
WHEREAS: the public in Yakutat has consistently expressed a desire to increase the independence of
Yakutat in terms of energy production, and
WHEREAS: the community has identified the goal of increasing the use of local renewable sources of
energy, and
WHEREAS: biomass energy derived from forest products is an abundant source of heat energy in
Yakutat, and
WHEREAS: the City and Borough of Yakutat wishes to reduce the operating costs of municipal
buildings, and heating fuel is one of the most expensive elements of operating public buildings, and
WHEREAS: biomass district heating loops fired by wood boilers are a proven renewable energy
technology, and
WHEREAS: replacing oil furnaces in several public buildings with a central wood -fired boiler is an
important step in the overall program to lower costs and increase independence, and
WHEREAS: utilizing beach wood will demonstrate the feasibility of this supplemental biomass source
in conjunction with wood -fired boilers, thus potentially informing other communities in Alaska as to a
viable energy source, and
WHEREAS: the community of Yakutat wishes to assist other Alaskan communities wherever possible
in meeting their similar challenges with expensive energy,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Assembly of the City and Borough of Yakutat wishes to
express support for the Yakutat Biomass District Heating Loop Project and for the grant application to
the Alaska Energy Authority to be submitted by CBY staff.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2013.
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SPONSORED BY S. RYMAN, BOROUGH MANAGER
RES 13-207
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