Facilities

Chugach uses various generation resources to ensure reliable, affordable power. Chugach owns 462.6 megawatts of installed capacity at Chugach-owned facilities. The unit ratings shown are taken at 30 degrees Farenheit. Chugach also takes power from the state-owned Bradley Lake hydroelectric project near Homer and from Homer Electric Association's gas turbine at Nikiski. In 2011, 92 percent of the kilowatt-hours Chugach generated came from natural gas units and the other 8 percent from hydroelectric resources.

Beluga Power Plant

Located on the west side of Cook Inlet near Tyonek; Unit Nos. 1-3 and 5-7 are fueled by natural gas; Unit 8 is a steam turbine.

Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 1 1968 19.6 megawatts
No. 2 1968 19.6 megawatts
No. 3 1973 64.8 megawatts
No. 5 1975 68.7 megawatts
No. 6 1976 79.2 megawatts
No. 7 1978 80.1 megawatts
No. 8 1981 53.0 megawatts
Total 385.0 megawatts

Cooper Lake Power Plant

Located near Cooper Landing on the Kenai Peninsula; units are hydro turbines.

Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 1 1960 9.6 megawatts
No. 2 1960 9.6 megawatts
Total 19.2 megawatts

Eklutna Power Plant

Located along the Knik River and jointly owned with Municipal Light & Power and Matanuska Electric Association. Chugach's share is 30 percent, up to an 11.7 megawatt maximum. Units are hydro turbines.

Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 1 1955 23.5 megawatts
No. 2 1955 23.5 megawatts
Total 47.0 megawatts

International

Located off International Airport Road in Anchorage; units are natural gas combustion turbines.

Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 1 1964 14.1 megawatts
No. 2 1965 14.1 megawatts
No. 3 1969 18.5 megawatts
Total 46.7 megawatts

Southcentral Power Project

Located off International Airport Road in Anchorage, Units 11-13 are natural gas combustion turbines and Unit 10 is a steam turbine.

Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 10 2013 57.4 megawatts
No. 11 2013 47.6 megawatts
No. 12 2013 47.6 megawatts
No. 13 2013 47.6 megawatts
Total 200.2 megawatts

Miles of Line & Services

Miles of Line

Chugach operates 2,227 miles of energized line comprised of 539 miles of transmission line - that includes 128 miles of leased transmission lines and Chugach's share of the jointly-owned Eklutna transmission line, 912 miles of overhead distribution line and 776 miles of underground distribution line.

Services

Chugach currently has 82,004 metered retail locations in place.

Cooper Mountain Repeater Site Webcam

Cooper Mountain, 2.1 Mi Sse Of (Lat: 60.461611 Lon: -149.811556),
Structure height: 8.8 m,
Call Sign: WNEW254
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz, 6685.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/28/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: Chugach Electric Assoc., 5601 Electron Dr., Anchorage, AK 99519,
Phone: (907) 762-4420, Fax: (907) 762-4333,
Email: steven_kaleta@chugachelectric.com