Chugach`s corporate mission is "Through superior service, safely provide reliable and competitively priced energy." Chugach`s corporate vision is "Powering Alaska`s future." Chugach Electric Association is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska`s largest city. Anchorage itself sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains. The word "Chugach" comes from an Eskimo tribal name, which the Russians recorded as "Chugatz" or "Tchougatskoi". In 1898, U.S. Army Capt. W.R. Abercrombie spelled the name "Chugatch" and applied it to the mountains. At the end of 2015, Chugach served 83,383 metered-locations in an area extending from Anchorage to the northern Kenai Peninsula, and from Whittier on Prince ...
Chugach`s corporate mission is "Through superior service, safely provide reliable and competitively priced energy." Chugach`s corporate vision is "Powering Alaska`s future." Chugach Electric Association is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska`s largest city. Anchorage itself sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains. The word "Chugach" comes from an Eskimo tribal name, which the Russians recorded as "Chugatz" or "Tchougatskoi". In 1898, U.S. Army Capt. W.R. Abercrombie spelled the name "Chugatch" and applied it to the mountains. At the end of 2015, Chugach served 83,383 metered-locations in an area extending from Anchorage to the northern Kenai Peninsula, and from Whittier on Prince William Sound to Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet. In 2015, Chugach provided power for Railbelt Alaskans through wholesale and economy energy sales to the City of Seward, Matanuska Electric Association and Golden Valley Electric Association. On Dec. 31, 2015, Chugach had 531.2 megawatts of generation capacity at Chugach-owned facilities, which included Chugach`s shares of the jointly owned Southcentral Power Project and Eklutna Power Plant. Chugach operated 2,113 miles of energized line at year-end. Chugach had 407 miles of transmission line, which included Chugach`s share of the Eklutna transmission line. Chugach had 897 miles of overhead distribution line and 809 miles of underground distribution line. Chugach set its 2015 system peak load on Jan. 26, when demand hit 353 megawatts in the hour ending at 7 p.m. The temperature at the time at Chugach headquarters was 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Power sales for the year totaled 1.6 billion kilowatt-hours.
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Number of Employees:
250-1000
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Annual Revenue:
$250-500 Million