Proposal calls for returning water, creating habitat in Eklutna River After five years of study, analysis, and stakeholder engagement, Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (Chugach) and Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. (MEA), two of the owners of the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project, have sent the Proposed Final Fish and Wildlife Program (proposed final program) to Governor Mike Dunleavy […]
After years of effort, all six Railbelt utilities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to move forward with an organization to work more closely together to manage Alaska’s largest interconnected grid. The Railbelt Reliability Council (RRC) is the organization that will define and enforce electric reliability standards, coordinate joint planning through an integrated […]
Palmer, AK: MEA has started the first of ten engines at the new Eklutna Generation Station (EGS) power plant. This marks a major milestone in the plant’s commissioning process which started earlier this fall. ‘What a great day for our members,’ remarked MEA Board President, Elsie E. ‘Lois’ Lester. ‘We have been working towards this […]