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We employ the latest technologies and finance strategies to harness the power of renewable energy in Alaska and the Lower 48.
Palouse Wind
CIRI is a tax equity investor in Palouse Wind, a project that provides power for as many as 30,000 homes in Eastern Washington. This investment offers consistent cash returns and limited downside exposure while supporting clean energy production in the Pacific Northwest.
- 58 Turbines
- vestas V100 units
- 105 Megawatts
- of generation capacity
Operated by independent energy company Onward Energy.
Commenced commercial operation in December 2012.
Power distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest grid.
Delivers consistent cash returns with limited downside exposure.
Fire Island Wind
Since 2012, CIRI’s Fire Island Wind Project has delivered renewable, emissions-free energy to Southcentral Alaska. As the area’s first utility-scale independently owned wind project, it helps diversify local power-generation resources and improves stability through a long-term agreement with Chugach Electric.
- 11 Wind Turbines
- generating 17.6 megawatts
- 7,000+ Homes
- powered by renewable energy
First utility-scale independently owned wind project in the region.
Awarded Groundbreaking Community Wind Project in 2023.
Long-term power purchase agreement improving local price stability.
Developed and operated by a wholly owned CIRI subsidiary.
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage
CIRI holds a minority interest in this state-of-the-art facility, which serves as Alaska’s first underground natural gas storage solution. Located on the Kenai Peninsula, CINGSA provides critical energy reliability by storing gas during summer months to ensure sufficient supply is available to meet peak winter demand throughout Southcentral Alaska.
- 13 Billion CF
- total natural gas capacity
- 150 Million CF
- injected or withdrawn daily
Alaska’s first commercial underground natural gas storage facility.
Addresses Southcentral Alaska’s peak winter demand for energy delivery.
Serves local utilities across the greater Cook Inlet area.
Built in a depleted natural gas reservoir on the Kenai Peninsula.