VECKTA is the technology enablement tool for Launch Alaska’s DOE-backed Energyshed Initiative.
VECKTA has partnered with Launch Alaska to deploy three rural microgrid systems for communities in Northwest and Southeast Alaska. During the initial phase, launched in early 2024, VECKTA will adapt its platform for the program’s specific needs, test custom tools with a core group of program users, and support piloting the program.
For the official program launch planned in 2025, VECKTA will deliver an interactive environment inside the platform that empowers Energyshed users to assess, competitively source, and develop innovative energy projects for rural communities.
Objective
Launch Alaska’s EnergyShed program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, aims to enable microgrid projects in as many as 12 communities following the initial implementation phase. In the initial phase, EnergyShed will identify, fund, and build at least three priority large-scale local energy projects in collaboration with Alaska communities, regional Native corporations, and VECKTA as its enabling technology partner.
- Initially deploy 3 microgrid systems cost-effectively and at an accelerated pace
- Attract $10M in private capital
- Provide affordable, clean, reliable energy for local communities
During the initial phase, VECKTA will adapt its platform for the program’s specific needs, test custom tools with a core group of program users, and support piloting the program. Upon official program launch, Launch Alaska will use VECKTA’s platform to assess all potential sites and model optimal projects based on site characteristics, available incentives, and viable technologies. Users can vote on projects in their communities, manage their portfolio, issue RFPs, select from vetted vendors, and secure project funding through VECKTA’s marketplace.
“Establishing a repeatable, scalable process for assessing, designing, building, and financing optimal sites and onsite energy projects is critical. Alaskanas bear some of the highest energy burdens in the country with more than 200 villages paying ten times the national average to heat their homes and many of those spending 50 percent of their income on heating bills. With VECKTA as our core technology, the Alaska Energyshed will have a seamless, user-friendly, and democratized space for deploying the energy systems we desperately need.”
