Gwen Holdmann is the founder and former director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and has worked as a design engineer and project manager at the only operating geothermal power plant in Alaska. Gwen lives in an off-grid home with her family and 35 dogs, using a combination of solar, wind, battery storage, diesel generation, and wood heat.
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