Chugach’s South District begins where the North District ends in Downtown Anchorage, includes parts of East Anchorage, through South Anchorage, and down the Seward Highway to include Indian, Girdwood, Portage, Whittier, Hope, Moose Pass, and Cooper Landing. It also includes Tyonek across Cook Inlet.
The primary objective of Chugach’s rate case, currently before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, is to consolidate North and South District rates.
Below are the rates in effect as of July 1, 2024 for Chugach South District retail customers.
Residential Service Rates | ||
Customer Charges | $8.00/month | |
Energy Charge | 14.256¢ | |
Fuel Charge | 4.484¢ | |
Purchased Power Charge | 1.094¢ | |
Fire Island Wind Renewable Energy Adj.* | 0.091¢ | |
BRU Contributed Capital Surcharge | 1.937¢ | |
Regulatory Cost Charge (RCC) | 0.1107¢ | |
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) | 0.071¢ | |
Gross Revenue Tax | 0.05¢ | |
Total per kWh | 22.0937¢ |
Small General Service Rates | ||
Customer Charge | $17.00/month | |
Energy Charge | 10.206¢ | |
Fuel Charge | 4.484¢ | |
Purchased Power Charge | 1.094¢ | |
Fire Island Wind Renewable Energy Adj.* | 0.091¢ | |
BRU Contributed Capital Surcharge | 1.937¢ | |
Regulatory Cost Charge (RCC) | 0.1107¢ | |
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) | 0.071¢ | |
Gross Revenue Tax | 0.05¢ | |
Total per kWh | 18.0437¢ |
Large General Secondary Service Rates | ||
Customer Charge | $55.00/month | |
Energy Charge | 5.040¢ | |
Fuel Charge | 4.484¢ | |
Purchased Power Charge | 1.094¢ | |
Fire Island Wind Renewable Energy Adj.* | 0.091¢ | |
BRU Contributed Capital Surcharge | 1.937¢ | |
Regulatory Cost Charge (RCC) | 0.1107¢ | |
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) | 0.071¢ | |
Gross Revenue Tax | 0.05¢ | |
Total per kWh | 12.8777¢ | |
Demand Charge per kW | $23.20 |
Large General Primary Service Rates | ||
Customer Charge | $55.00/month | |
Energy Charge | 5.239¢ | |
Fuel Charge | 4.450¢ | |
Purchased Power Charge | 1.086¢ | |
Fire Island Wind Renewable Energy Adj.* | 0.091¢ | |
BRU Contributed Capital Surcharge | 1.937¢ | |
Regulatory Cost Charge (RCC) | 0.1107¢ | |
Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) | 0.071¢ | |
Gross Revenue Tax | 0.05¢ | |
Total per kWh | 13.0347¢ | |
Demand Charge per kW | $23.99 |
Purchased Power Rates for Qualified Facilities** | ||
Transmission Voltage | 6.729¢ | |
Primary Voltage | 6.862¢ | |
Secondary Voltage | 6.914¢ |
An undergrounding surcharge of 2% is added to bills of customers within the Municipality of Anchorage based on the total of their bill except Regulatory Cost Charge.
Small general service includes for non-residential consumers whose demand does not exceed 20 kilowatts at any time during the billing month. A non-residential consumer whose demand exceeds 20 kilowatts will be billed at large general service rates.
* Represents the cost difference of Fire Island renewable wind power compared to other generation. Learn more about Fire Island Wind Power
** For customer-installed generation of 200 kW or less.
For additional information or assistance, send an e-mail to the Member Services department.
Chugach Electric Association, Inc. Complete South District Operating Tariff - Electric
Rule 1 - Authority For Rules and Regulations
Rule 2 - Nature of Services Offered
Rule 3 - Types of Service Provided
Rule 5 - Conditions of Service
Rule 6 - Billing and Collections
Rule 7 - Resale of Electricity
Rule 8 - Modification to and Extension of Distribution Facilities
Rule 9 - Rules of Construction and Definitions
Schedule of Charges, Fees and Credits
Fuel and Purchased Power Cost Adjustment/COPA
Purchase and Sales Rates for Qualified Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities
Fuel and Purchased Power Cost Adjustment Factor History
Transfer Price of Natural Gas produced from Beluga River Unit
Rules Relating to G&T Line Loss Factor Issues
Calculation of Chugach G&T Losses
Interconnection and Operating Guidelines for Non-Utility Generation
Power Purchases from Qualifying Facilities
Rule 11 - Common Transmission Service Provision
Rule 12 - Point to Point Transmission Service
Ancillary Services - Rate Schedule T1-T8
Appendix A - Member Services Forms
Appendix B - Engineering Forms
Appendix C - Interconnection & Operating Guidelines for Non-Utility Generation up to 5,000 kVA
Appendix E -Transmission and Ancillary Service Agreements and Related Service Requirements