Chugach Electric Seeks Rate Hike, Offset by Cheaper Fuel
Chugach Electric expects a proposed 4.1% rate increase would be a wash for customers, with a net decrease in reducing utility bills thanks to lower costs for natural gas.
Energy
5G Wireless Coming to Prudhoe Bay
GCI’s next 5G wireless network will be for the state’s richest industrial zone. Prudhoe Bay is scheduled to get 5G service in 2022.
Chugach Electric Begins CEO Search
Chugach Electric Association is partnering with JK Executive Strategies to find a replacement for CEO Lee Thibert, who is retiring at the end of April 2022.
UAF, Kotzebue Electric Overhaul Energy Monitoring System
Kotzebue’s electric utility will install advanced electricity meters next year with help from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The new platform will allow researchers and utility managers to better understand the community’s electric use.
KEA and SolarEdge Partner to Provide Renewable Energy to Kotzebue
Having used supplemental wind power for decades, KEA is looking to solar, a significantly cheaper and more sustainable option in the region.
Op-Ed: One Year Done, A Look Back at the Chugach Acquisition of Municipal Light & Power
Chugach Electric Association Board Chair Rachel Morse and CEO Lee Thibert look back at the first year after the electric utility acquired ML&P.