22.97¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Chugach Electric Assn / AK ]
Chugach Electric Assn electricity rates in Alaska
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+8.2%
vs 2024
97,742
residential customers
+8.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Chugach Electric Assn's average effective residential rate (22.97¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.84¢ | — | 70,515 |
| 2016 | 18.25¢ | +8.4% | 70,917 |
| 2017 | 19.91¢ | +9.1% | 71,305 |
| 2018 | 19.60¢ | −1.6% | 71,615 |
| 2019 | 21.16¢ | +8.0% | 71,794 |
| 2020 | 21.20¢ | +0.2% | 96,362 |
| 2021 | 20.60¢ | −2.8% | 96,560 |
| 2022 | 19.95¢ | −3.2% | 96,750 |
| 2023 | 20.65¢ | +3.5% | 96,896 |
| 2024 | 21.24¢ | +2.9% | 97,048 |
| 2025 | 22.97¢ | +8.2% | 97,742 |
How this compares
26.11¢
Alaska average, 2025
−12.0%
Chugach Electric Assn vs AK 2025 average
+33.3%
vs US 2025 average
#7
priciest in AK
Serves 2 counties in Alaska: Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula. 30 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Chugach Electric Assn's average residential rate has gone from 16.84¢ to 22.97¢ per kWh: +36.4% over 10 years, or about +3.2% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +9.1% in 2017. The largest drop was −3.2% in 2022.
For a home using 564 kWh a month, the Alaska average, Chugach Electric Assn's 2025 rate works out to about $1,555 a year, $213 less than at Alaska's average rate of 26.11¢. Of the 10 Alaska utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 7th most expensive.
Chugach Electric Assn served 70,515 homes in 2015 and 97,742 in 2025 (+38.6%), about 32% of Alaska's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Chugach Electric Assn's rates
Chugach Electric Assn is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Regulatory Commission of Alaska also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Regulatory Commission of Alaska. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Chugach Electric Assn raising rates in 2026?
Chugach Electric Assn's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +8.2% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Chugach Electric Assn charge per kWh?
Chugach Electric Assn's average effective residential rate was 22.97¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Alaska's 2025 average was 26.11¢.
How much have Chugach Electric Assn rates gone up in five years?
+8.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +23.3% for Alaska as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Chugach Electric Assn have in Alaska?
97,742 residential customers in 2025, across 2 counties including Anchorage, Kenai Peninsula, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)