24.54¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Matanuska Electric Assn / AK ]
Matanuska Electric Assn electricity rates in Alaska
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+5.0%
vs 2024
65,371
residential customers
+13.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Matanuska Electric Assn's average effective residential rate (24.54¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.63¢ | — | 57,299 |
| 2016 | 19.65¢ | +0.1% | 56,661 |
| 2017 | 20.54¢ | +4.5% | 57,798 |
| 2018 | 21.38¢ | +4.1% | 58,679 |
| 2019 | 21.53¢ | +0.7% | 59,283 |
| 2020 | 21.56¢ | +0.1% | 60,060 |
| 2021 | 21.41¢ | −0.7% | 61,091 |
| 2022 | 21.97¢ | +2.6% | 62,094 |
| 2023 | 22.15¢ | +0.8% | 63,012 |
| 2024 | 23.37¢ | +5.5% | 64,205 |
| 2025 | 24.54¢ | +5.0% | 65,371 |
How this compares
26.11¢
Alaska average, 2025
−6.0%
Matanuska Electric Assn vs AK 2025 average
+42.4%
vs US 2025 average
#6
priciest in AK
Serves 2 counties in Alaska: Anchorage, Matanuska Susitna. 35 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Matanuska Electric Assn's average residential rate has gone from 19.63¢ to 24.54¢ per kWh: +25.0% over 10 years, or about +2.3% a year. It rose in 9 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +5.5% in 2024. The largest drop was −0.7% in 2021.
For a home using 564 kWh a month, the Alaska average, Matanuska Electric Assn's 2025 rate works out to about $1,661 a year, $106 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 6th most expensive.
Matanuska Electric Assn served 57,299 homes in 2015 and 65,371 in 2025 (+14.1%), about 21% of Alaska's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Matanuska Electric Assn's rates
Matanuska 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 Matanuska Electric Assn raising rates in 2026?
Matanuska 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 +5.0% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Matanuska Electric Assn charge per kWh?
Matanuska Electric Assn's average effective residential rate was 24.54¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Alaska's 2025 average was 26.11¢.
How much have Matanuska Electric Assn rates gone up in five years?
+13.8% between 2020 and 2025, against +23.3% for Alaska as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Matanuska Electric Assn have in Alaska?
65,371 residential customers in 2025, across 2 counties including Anchorage, Matanuska Susitna, 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)