Joint Statement from Chugach Electric Association and Matanuska Electric Association on Gov. Dunleavy’s approval of the Final Fish and Wildlife Program

We appreciate Governor Mike Dunleavy’s approval of the Proposed Final Fish and Wildlife Program for the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project and his review of the proposed final program over the past several months. We will review his changes to better understand what they mean for the program and our co-op members. 

Chugach is preparing to launch Alaska’s first community solar program that will allow members to

Chugach leadership recently sent a letter to the Anchorage Assembly clarifying questions some Assembly members have had about the 1991 Fish & Wildlife Agreement. The 1991 Agreement is the contract signed by Chugach, Matanuska Electric Association, and the Municipality of Anchorage when they bought the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project from the federal government in the 1990s. Read the letter.

Chugach has completed an update to its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The IRP maps the utility’s long-term generation plans designed to meet its decarbonization goals. Read more.

Those goals include reducing our carbon intensity by at least 35% by 2030 and at least 50% by 2040 with no material negative impact on rates or reliability.

The Eklutna Hydroelectric Project, owned by Chugach, Matanuska Electric Association, and the Municipality of Anchorage, is a very valuable part of our generation mix. It's the lowest cost energy on the Railbelt and the source of the majority of the city's drinking water. This video looks at the value of the project.