Anchorage Municipality of Anchorage Railbelt Grid

Utilities


Power Cost Equalization (PCE) Status
Ineligible
Utility for Anchorage
Chugach Electric Assn Inc
Other Utilities on the Railbelt Grid
City of Seward, Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc, Homer Electric Assn Inc, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

Operators


Operators for Railbelt Grid
Chugach Electric Assn Inc

Rates


Residential Rate (2021)
$0.21/kWh
Commercial Rate (2021)
$0.16/kWh
Industrial Rate (2021)
$0.14/kWh

Production


Railbelt Grid

Anchorage is part of the Railbelt Grid grid.

Data reflects the overall grid, which may serve one or multiple communities.

Average: 410311.66 MWh
Max: 482324.8 MWh
(Dec)
Min: 365208.5 MWh
(Apr)
Year: 2021
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Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Month Year
258639.0 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
72164.5 CL Coal 1 2021
57551.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 1 2021
32761.0 WO Waste Oil 1 2021
8840.3 WND Wind 1 2021
5045.9 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 1 2021
3560.7 LFG Landfill Gas 1 2021
-256.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 1 2021
244931.4 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
57294.6 CL Coal 2 2021
47886.9 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2 2021
32984.0 WO Waste Oil 2 2021
8004.8 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2 2021
6729.7 WND Wind 2 2021
3467.1 LFG Landfill Gas 2 2021
-219.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 2 2021
249286.7 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
66938.6 CL Coal 3 2021
45926.0 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 3 2021
34953.9 WO Waste Oil 3 2021
8712.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 3 2021
8386.9 WND Wind 3 2021
3374.8 LFG Landfill Gas 3 2021
-233.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 3 2021
233823.2 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
40510.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 4 2021
39540.8 CL Coal 4 2021
33111.0 WO Waste Oil 4 2021
9172.4 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 4 2021
6660.8 WND Wind 4 2021
2676.1 LFG Landfill Gas 4 2021
-286.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 4 2021
224255.3 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
67625.1 CL Coal 5 2021
50188.1 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 5 2021
16518.9 WO Waste Oil 5 2021
7867.3 WND Wind 5 2021
4043.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 5 2021
2943.0 LFG Landfill Gas 5 2021
-291.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 5 2021
224318.2 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
68548.7 CL Coal 6 2021
54037.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 6 2021
25497.4 WO Waste Oil 6 2021
8129.1 WND Wind 6 2021
3061.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 6 2021
2775.0 LFG Landfill Gas 6 2021
-382.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 6 2021
254861.6 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
75716.5 CL Coal 7 2021
48113.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 7 2021
22495.1 WO Waste Oil 7 2021
9575.8 WND Wind 7 2021
3767.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 7 2021
2860.0 LFG Landfill Gas 7 2021
-303.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 7 2021
271518.5 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
56973.9 CL Coal 8 2021
45399.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 8 2021
30759.6 WO Waste Oil 8 2021
9701.9 WND Wind 8 2021
9057.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 8 2021
2904.0 LFG Landfill Gas 8 2021
-306.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 8 2021
214136.4 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
47628.7 CL Coal 9 2021
37237.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 9 2021
35725.0 WO Waste Oil 9 2021
19477.6 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 9 2021
9940.6 WND Wind 9 2021
2702.0 LFG Landfill Gas 9 2021
-416.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 9 2021
248521.1 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
46507.9 CL Coal 10 2021
39175.0 WO Waste Oil 10 2021
38211.8 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 10 2021
16193.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 10 2021
10040.2 WND Wind 10 2021
3905.0 LFG Landfill Gas 10 2021
-418.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 10 2021
274821.5 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
76878.1 CL Coal 11 2021
44785.0 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 11 2021
33964.3 WO Waste Oil 11 2021
8907.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 11 2021
5705.0 WND Wind 11 2021
3801.0 LFG Landfill Gas 11 2021
-186.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 11 2021
284968.2 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
77077.2 CL Coal 12 2021
57546.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 12 2021
37587.0 WO Waste Oil 12 2021
11025.8 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 12 2021
10483.3 WND Wind 12 2021
3102.2 LFG Landfill Gas 12 2021
671.9 JF Jet Fuel 12 2021
-137.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 12 2021
Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Year
2984081 NG Natural Gas 2021
752895 CL Coal 2021
567393 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021
375532 WO Waste Oil 2021
106468 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2021
102061 WND Wind 2021
38071 LFG Landfill Gas 2021
672 JF Jet Fuel 2021
-3433 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 2021

Capacity


Railbelt Grid

Anchorage is part of the Railbelt Grid grid.

Data reflects the overall grid, which may serve one or multiple communities.

Total: 2229.4 MW
Average: 247.71 MW
Max: 1403.7 MW (NG)
Min: 1.9 MW (SUN)
Year: 2021
Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Capacity (MW) Year
CL Coal 194.8 2021
DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 231.9 2021
LFG Landfill Gas 11.5 2021
MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 89.5 2021
NG Natural Gas 1403.7 2021
SUN Solar 1.9 2021
WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 191.6 2021
WND Wind 44.5 2021
WO Waste Oil 60.0 2021

Sales, Revenue & Customers


Reported by: Chugach Electric Assn Inc
Total Sales (2021)

1,922,934 MWh

Total Customers (2021)

112,799

Total Revenue (2021)

$337,947,300

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Customer Type Customers Sales (Mwh) Revenue ($) Year
Residential 96,560 613,667 $126,428,200 2021
Commercial 16,232 1,250,354 $203,410,300 2021
Total 112,799 1,922,934 $337,947,300 2021

Fuel Prices


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Fuel Prices Table
FIPS Fuel Type Price Type Source Season Year Price (USD)
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2018 $3.29
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2018 $2.95
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2019 $3.08
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2019 $2.86
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2020 $2.45
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2020 $2.95
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2021 $3.65
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2021 $2.53
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2022 $5.45
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2022 $3.80
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2023 $4.35
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2023 $3.85
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2024 $3.92
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2024 $3.69
0203000 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2025 $3.45

Geography


Community Anchorage
Borough Municipality of Anchorage
Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
Grid Railbelt Grid
Latitude, Longitude 61.21627757 , -149.89484742

Transportation


Last Updated: 2023-08-24
Airport
Harbor Dock
State Ferry
Cargo Barge
Road Connection
Coastal

Controlled airports include the state-owned Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Lake Hood Float Plane Base, the municipality's Merrill Field, and U.S. Army and Air Force facilities. The Port of Anchorage handles 85% of the general cargo for the Alaska Railbelt area. There are five terminal berths, with 3,488 linear feet available. Several barge and trucking companies are available. The Alaska Railroad connects Anchorage to Seward, Whittier, and Fairbanks. Highway networks connect Anchorage with the statewide highway system as well as the rest of the United States and Canada. Anchorage also has one of the busiest airports in the world for air cargo.

Legislative Districts


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District Name As of Date
9 South Anchorage/Turnagain Arm/Whittier 2022-05-24
10 Oceanview/Klatt 2022-05-24
11 Lower Hillside 2022-05-24
12 Far North Bicentennial Park 2022-05-24
13 Campbell 2022-05-24
14 Spenard 2022-05-24
15 Sand Lake/Campbell Lake 2022-05-24
16 Anchorage Airport 2022-05-24
17 Downtown Anchorage 2022-05-24
18 Government Hill/JBER/Northeast Anchorage 2022-05-24
19 Mountainview/Airport Heights 2022-05-24
20 U-Med 2022-05-24
21 South Muldoon 2022-05-24
22 North Muldoon 2022-05-24
23 Eagle River Valley 2022-05-24
24 North Eagle River/Chugiak 2022-05-24
Senate District As of Date
E 2022-05-24
F 2022-05-24
G 2022-05-24
H 2022-05-24
I 2022-05-24
J 2022-05-24
K 2022-05-24
L 2022-05-24

School Districts


  • Anchorage School District (Borough)

Population


Total Anchorage Population as of 2020:

291,247

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This chart shows estimated population with the margin of error stacked on top to indicate uncertainty.

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Populations Ages and Sexes Table
Community FIPS Code Start Year End Year Is Most Recent Geo Source Estimated Total Population Margin of Error Total Population Estimated Age Under 5 Margin of Error Age Under 5 Estimated Age 5-9 Margin of Error Age 5-9 Estimated Age 10-14 Margin of Error Age 10-14 Estimated Age 15-19 Margin of Error Age 15-19 Estimated Age 20-24 Margin of Error Age 20-24 Estimated Age 25-34 Margin of Error Age 25-34 Estimated Age 35-44 Margin of Error Age 35-44 Estimated Age 45-54 Margin of Error Age 45-54 Estimated Age 55-59 Margin of Error Age 55-59 Estimated Age 60-64 Margin of Error Age 60-64 Estimated Age 65-74 Margin of Error Age 65-74 Estimated Age 75-84 Margin of Error Age 75-84 Estimated Age 85+ Margin of Error Age 85+ Estimated Median Age Margin of Error Median Age Estimated Under 18 Margin of Error Under 18 Estimated 18 Plus Margin of Error 18 Plus Estimated 21 Plus Margin of Error 21 Plus Estimated 62 Plus Margin of Error 62 Plus Estimated 65 Plus Margin of Error 65 Plus Estimated Total Margin of Error Total Estimated Male Margin of Error Male Estimated Female Margin of Error Female
0203000 2018 2022 C 290674 19434 20387 1024 18419 1024 18328 270 21652 270 48906 40272 213 34222 211 17449 941 16837 931 22832 148 9338 377 2598 358 34 0 69388 221286 209919 644 44247 953 34768 139
0203000 2018 2022 P 290674 19434 20387 1024 18419 1024 18328 270 21652 270 48906 40272 213 34222 211 17449 941 16837 931 22832 148 9338 377 2598 358 34 0 69388 221286 209919 644 44247 953 34768 139
0203000 2019 2023 true C 289069 18776 20339 790 18403 790 17885 498 21171 497 48210 41120 241 33555 241 16784 989 16890 987 23679 178 9768 392 2489 335 34 0 68654 220415 209556 1326 45864 942 35936 136 289069 147620 132 141449 132
0203000 2019 2023 true P 289069 18776 20339 790 18403 790 17885 498 21171 497 48210 41120 241 33555 241 16784 989 16890 987 23679 178 9768 392 2489 335 34 0 68654 220415 209556 1326 45864 942 35936 136 289069 147620 132 141449 132

This chart shows estimated gender distribution with margin of error included in the labels.

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Climate


Heating Degree Days (HDD): 10231