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2009

December 30, 2009

Chugach customers will pay less for fuel on their monthly electric bills during the first quarter of 2010 than they did in the fourth quarter of 2009. Both wholesale and retail customers will see lower fuel costs as new quarterly prices go into effect in January.

December 15, 2009

The Railbelt electric utilities attended a public presentation of AEA's RIRP on 10 Dec. The utilities applaud the substantial efforts of the AEA led by Mr. Jim Strandberg to accomplish this herculean task in record time.

December 14, 2009

Chugach Electric Association is donating nearly 6,000 pounds of turkey to local charitable organizations, including Bean's Café, the Food Bank of Alaska, Covenant House, Salvation Army, Mother Lawrence Foundation and Hope Community Resources. This is the eighth year Chugach has donated turkeys to local charitable organizations.

December 12, 2009

Thousands of past and long-term Chugach Electric members are receiving a share of a nearly $1.7 million retail capital credits retirement. The Chugach board of directors approved the retirement at its Nov. 19 meeting.

November 13, 2009

Joint Resolution in Support of the Greater Railbelt Energy and Transmission Corporation (GRETC)

Today three organizations that provide electric service in the Railbelt announced continued support for creation of an entity to meet the combined generation and transmission needs of customers in the region.

September 29, 2009

Chugach Electric Association is looking for members interested in serving on its 2010 Bylaws, Election and Nominating committees.

September 25, 2009

Chugach Electric Association, Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) and Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) have united to help customers by expanding Smart Power, an energy-efficiency and conservation program originally established by Chugach.

September 1, 2009

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has approved a gas supply contract between ConocoPhillips and Chugach Electric Association.

July 21, 2009

Chugach has begun a series of power line projects along O'Malley Road. They are the last in a series of projects in recent years to strengthen the regional transmission system and help improve reliability for customers.

June 30, 2009

A survey crew working on a road project on Monday, June 29 discovered another transmission pole that someone had cut with a chain saw.

June 17, 2009

The cost of electricity is coming down as the price of natural gas continues to decline from the peak prices seen early in the year.

May 19, 2009

Mark Johnson started working at Chugach March 19 as general counsel. His work will focus on regulatory and energy affairs.

May 13, 2009

Governor Palin and Chugach Electric Association are pleased to announce that Chugach has a new, long-term natural gas contract with ConocoPhillips.

May 1, 2009

Elizabeth "Pat" Kennedy and Jim Nordlund were elected to 3-year terms on the Chugach Electric Association board of directors.

April 22, 2009

Chugach Electric Association and Green Star are sponsoring "Lighting technology … now and in the future," a workshop focusing on commercial lighting. Jeff Robbins, a lighting specialist with Seattle Lighting Design Lab will be the presenter.

April 3, 2009

Chugach Electric Association's annual membership meeting and election will be held the evening of April 30 at the Egan Civic & Convention Center.

April 2, 2009

Felix Melendez started working at Chugach March 17 as the manager of Regulatory Affairs.

March 9, 2009

Chugach Electric Association is hosting a candidate meet and greet for the four Chugach members running for the two available seats on the cooperative's board in this spring's election. Each seat is for a 3-year term.

March 5, 2009

Four Chugach Electric Association members are running for two seats on the cooperative's board of directors in this spring's election. Each seat is for a 3-year term.

February 25, 2009

Kimberly Gialopsos started working at Chugach Jan. 19 as the Human Resources specialist in labor relations and training.

January 21, 2009

Chugach Electric Association has scheduled a short nighttime outage for customers in Portage and Whittier in order to perform needed maintenance on a substation transformer.

January 20, 2009

Bonnie Maxwell started working at Chugach recently as the manager, customer service.

January 20, 2009

Bonnie Maxwell started working at Chugach recently as the manager, customer service.

January 19, 2009

As part of the Smart Power Program, Chugach Electric Association, Anchorage Municipal Light & Power and Brown's Electric Supply are sponsoring a workshop of energy efficient lighting.

January 14, 2009

Chugach Electric Association and Municipal Light & Power would like to remind you of the kick off of their joint program to help residential customers save money.

January 8, 2009

Chugach Electric Association and Municipal Light & Power are joining forces to help residential customers save money. Customers of both utilities will be able to use $2 off coupons to buy compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs).