Chugach Electric Association has issued a Request for Proposals for renewable and zero-carbon energy projects. The RFP is open during a rolling review period that runs through March 2014.
Press Releases
May 17, 2013
David Gillespie and Susan Reeves were elected to 3-year terms on the Chugach Electric Association board of directors. Election results were announced at the cooperative utility’s annual meeting Thursday evening, May 17. P.J. Hill and Trudy Sobocienski were also candidates in the election.
About 12 percent of the Chugach members of record voted, with about 31 percent of the votes cast via the Internet.
May 9, 2013
A grand opening ceremony was held today for the new Southcentral Power Project. SPP is an efficient, gas-fired power plant built by Chugach Electric Association and Municipal Light & Power. It is the state’s most efficient gas-fired thermal power plant serving electric utility customers.
April 30, 2013
Chugach Electric Association has launched an innovative energy efficiency pilot program. The program is designed to inform residential members about their energy use and assist them in taking steps toward reducing energy consumption. The pilot program is funded by the Alaska Energy Authority’s “Biggest State to Biggest Saver” grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
March 29, 2013
Chugach Electric Association has scheduled a transmission line outage that will cut power to customers in Indian, Bird, Girdwood, Portage and Whittier for a short time early Saturday morning. The outage is expected to be approximately 3 hours long, beginning at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 30.
The outage is necessary to make emergency repairs to a transmission structure in Powerline Pass. A project currently underway to rebuild a 15-mile section of the 115-kilovolt transmission line in Turnagain Pass prevents energizing the communities from generation on the Kenai Peninsula.
February 7, 2013
After 22 months of construction, the new Southcentral Power Project is now under utility control. As of 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 31, Chugach Electric Association accepted “care, custody and control” from SNC-Lavalin Constructors, the contractor hired to build the new power plant for two Anchorage-area utilities. "I'm very proud of the work by Chugach staff and managers to bring this project to fruition on behalf of the two utilities and the thousands of consumers they serve," said Janet Reiser, chair of the Chugach Board of Directors.
December 18, 2012
Chugach has begun a project along the Seward Highway to rebuild a 15-mile section of a key regional transmission line between the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage.
December 14, 2012
Chugach Electric Association is donating more than 6,000 pounds of turkey to 15 different local charitable organizations. In previous years, Chugach has made similar donations to local charitable organization.
Chugach will deliver the 450 turkeys to local charities Dec. 17 and 18.
December 6, 2012
Chugach Electric Association has scheduled an outage for customers served by the Indian Substation. About 170 metered locations from Rainbow to Bird will be affected. The outage is necessary for transformer maintenance. It is expected to be approximately 1-2 hours long, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7.
Chugach is the largest electric utility inAlaska, providing power for Alaskans throughout the Railbelt through retail, wholesale and economy energy sales.
October 16, 2012
Chugach Electric Association has scheduled an outage for customers in Moose Pass. The outage is expected to be approximately 8 hours long, between 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 18 and 6:00 a.m. Friday, October 19.
The outage is necessary to replace a broken pole.
Chugach is the largest electric utility in Alaska, providing power for Alaskans throughout the Railbelt through retail, wholesale and economy energy sales.
October 3, 2012
Chugach Electric Association is looking for members interested in serving on its 2013 Bylaws, Election and Nominating committees.
These committees are essential to a successful annual meeting and election process. They provide an excellent opportunity for members to learn more about their
cooperative.
July 18, 2012
Representatives of Chugach Electric Association will discuss upcoming projects at a public meeting in Hope. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 23 at the Hope Social Hall. At a meeting of Hope, Inc.
May 30, 2012
Chugach's Member Services Center will be closed on June 1, 2012 for conversion to a new customer information system. Regular business hours will resume as of 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 4.
Chugach is the largest electric utility in Alaska, providing power for Alaskans throughout the Railbelt through retail, wholesale and economy energy sales.
May 18, 2012
Sisi Cooper and Jim Nordlund were elected to 3-year terms on the Chugach Electric Association board of directors. Election results were announced at the cooperative utility’s annual meeting Thursday evening, May 17. Steve Strait was also a candidate in the election.
About 15 percent of the Chugach members of record voted, with about a third of the votes cast via the Internet. It was the second year Chugach members were able to vote electronically. In 2010, Chugach and other cooperatives sought and received a change in state statutes to permit electronic voting.
May 14, 2012
Base rates for demand and energy for retail customers of Chugach Electric Association rose 1.3 percent, effective today. The increase was largely driven by distribution storm-related costs during the fourth quarter of 2011 and lower retail sales. At the same time, demand and energy charges decreased for Chugach wholesale customers. Rates fell 3.0 percent for Homer Electric Association, 2.8 percent for Matanuska Electric Association and 2.5 percent for the Seward Electric System. Lower power production expenses and increased sales contributed to the decrease.