The Company

Facilities

Chugach uses various generation resources to ensure reliable, affordable power. Chugach owns 530.1 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 2010, 89 percent of the kilowatt-hours Chugach generated came from natural gas units and the other 9 percent from hydroelectric resources.


Beluga Power Plant
Located on the west side of Cook Inlet near Tyonek; Unit Nos. and 5-7 are fueled by natural gas; Unit 8 is a steam turbine.
Beluga Power Plant
Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 1 1968 19.6 megawatts
No. 2 1968 19.6 megawatts
No. 3 1972 64.8 megawatts
No. 5 1975 68.7 megawatts
No. 6 1975 79.2 megawatts
No. 7 1978 80.1 megawatts
No. 8 1981 53.0 megawatts
Total 385.0 megawatts
Bernice Lake Power Plant
Located near Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula; units are natural gas combustion turbines.
Bernice Lake
Units Commissioned Power Rating
No. 2 1971 19.0 megawatts
No. 3 1978 26.0 megawatts
No. 4 1981 22.5 megawatts
Total 67.5 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.
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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.
International Power Plant
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
Miles of Line & Services

Miles of Line
Chugach operates 2,232 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, 914 miles of overhead distribution line and 779 miles of underground distribution line.

Services
Chugach currently has 81,339 metered retail locations in place.


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