Bylaw amendment approved

The membership of Chugach Electric Association, Inc. elected a new director to the utility’s seven-member board of directors in the 2025 election. After four weeks of voting, election results were announced Friday, May 30, at the electric cooperative’s annual meeting held in Anchorage at ChangePoint Alaska.

Three candidates ran for the one open seat on the Chugach Board of Directors. Members elected Katherine Jernstrom, a local business owner, who will serve a four-year term.

Members can subscribe and support renewable energy

Enrollment is open in Alaska’s first community solar program. Offered by Chugach Electric Association, Inc., the program gives members a chance to voluntarily subscribe to solar panels from a solar facility built and operated by Chugach.

ANCHORAGE, AK – Feb.6, 2025 –Today, Harvest Alaska (Harvest), announced an agreement with Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) and Chugach Electric Association (Chugach) to bolster Southcentral Alaska energy supplies through Harvest’s acquisition and re-development of the existing Kenai LNG Terminal, currently owned by a subsidiary of MPC. The project is designed to repurpose existing assets to enable the timely delivery of additional natural gas supplies to the Southcentral market as early as 2026, with full-scale operations beginning as early as 2028.

350 turkeys donated to 10 community organizations

Food baskets will be fuller this holiday season, thanks to Chugach Electric Association, Inc. Chugach is continuing its tradition of supporting Alaska families over the holidays by donating 350 turkeys to ten local non-profits. The holiday turkey delivery is underway this week. 

Spreading some holiday cheer, Chugach Electric Association, Inc., (Chugach) is issuing capital credits to thousands of current and former members as part of a more than $4 million retail capital credit retirement. The Chugach Board of Directors approved the retirement at its Oct. 15, 2024, board meeting.

On Sept. 25, 2024, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) issued an order announcing its decision on the rate case filed by Chugach Electric Association, Inc., in June of 2023. The filing was a requirement of Chugach’s acquisition of Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) four years ago.