Butte Matanuska-Susitna Borough Railbelt Grid
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Utilities for Service Area(s):

Grid: Railbelt Grid

PCE Status: Ineligible

Power Plants (5):

  • Eklutna Hydro Project
  • JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant
  • Eklutna Generation Station
  • Willow Solar
  • South Fork Hydro (Eagle River)

Rates


Residential Rate (2021)
$0.21/kWh
Commercial Rate (2021)
$0.19/kWh

Production


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Plant Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Month Year
Eklutna Hydro Project 14199.7 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 1 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 11815.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 11331.4 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 3 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 9995.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 4 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 12383.0 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 5 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 13332.7 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 6 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 11871.1 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 7 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 11201.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 8 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 9187.7 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 9 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 9428.1 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 10 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 11049.9 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 11 2021
Eklutna Hydro Project 14198.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 12 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 3560.7 LFG Landfill Gas 1 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 1.3 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 3467.1 LFG Landfill Gas 2 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 0.9 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 3374.8 LFG Landfill Gas 3 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 1.2 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 2676.1 LFG Landfill Gas 4 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 16.9 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 2943.0 LFG Landfill Gas 5 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 2775.0 LFG Landfill Gas 6 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 2860.0 LFG Landfill Gas 7 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 2904.0 LFG Landfill Gas 8 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 2702.0 LFG Landfill Gas 9 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 3905.0 LFG Landfill Gas 10 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 3801.0 LFG Landfill Gas 11 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 1.0 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 3102.2 LFG Landfill Gas 12 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 0.8 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 55515.7 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 47701.5 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 46811.3 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 46147.2 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 50321.7 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 63348.3 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 71975.3 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 72975.0 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 59837.3 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 56434.6 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 52582.3 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 54901.7 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Plant Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Year
Eklutna Hydro Project 139994 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 38071 LFG Landfill Gas 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 22 NG Natural Gas 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 678552 NG Natural Gas 2021

Capacity


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Plant Capacity (MW) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Year
Eklutna Hydro Project 44.4 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021
JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant 11.5 LFG Landfill Gas 2021
Eklutna Generation Station 171.0 NG Natural Gas 2021
Willow Solar 1.3 SUN Solar 2021
South Fork Hydro (Eagle River) 1.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021

Sales, Revenue & Customers


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

768,738 MWh

Total Customers (2021)

67,755

Total Revenue (2021)

$155,654,200

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Customer Type Customers Sales (Mwh) Revenue ($) Year
Residential 61,091 458,646 $98,188,800 2021
Commercial 6,664 310,092 $57,465,400 2021
Total 67,755 768,738 $155,654,200 2021

Fuel Prices


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FIPS Fuel Type Price Type Source Season Year Price (USD)
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2018 $3.29
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2018 $2.95
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2019 $3.08
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2019 $2.86
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2020 $2.45
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2020 $2.95
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2021 $3.65
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2021 $2.53
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2022 $5.45
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2022 $3.80
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2023 $4.35
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2023 $3.85
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2024 $3.92
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2024 $3.69
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2025 $3.80
0209710 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2025 $3.45

Geography


Community Butte
Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
Grid Railbelt Grid
Latitude, Longitude 61.54162777 , -149.03543549
School District(s)
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (Borough)

Transportation


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

Butte lies along the Old Glenn Highway. A public airstrip, owned and operated by the Butte Airman's Association, is available. The railroad and other means of transportation are also accessible in Palmer and Anchorage.

Legislative Districts


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District Name As of Date
25 Palmer/Butte 2022-05-24
Senate District As of Date
M 2022-05-24

Population


Estimated Population (2023): 3,905 (±323)
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Start Year End Year 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
2019 2023 P 3905 323 233 73 273 72 330 72 217 59 260 103 427 99 489 74 516 109 311 67 263 55 352 62 156 49 78 36 40 2 1015 137 2890 277 2803 261 741 103 586 85 3905 323 2033 176 1872 187
2018 2022 P 3752 262 186 53 208 57 289 59 222 56 250 82 363 93 513 80 491 106 339 77 310 58 352 57 149 38 80 39 42 2 856 113 2896 228 2799 230 761 87 581 74

Income


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start_year end_year e_households_total e_household_median_income e_household_inc_under_10000 e_household_inc_10000_14999 e_household_inc_15000_24999 e_household_inc_25000_34999 e_household_inc_35000_49999 e_household_inc_50000_74999 e_household_inc_75000_99999 e_household_inc_100000_149999 e_household_inc_150000_199999 e_household_inc_200000_plus
2007 2011 1169 75446 48 17 272 65 85 128 239 179 69 67
2008 2012 1201 74750 44 16 262 60 92 157 233 190 77 70
2009 2013 1169 78750 35 33 268 55 81 172 183 191 84 67
2010 2014 1144 81500 34 30 273 58 65 150 189 190 92 63
2011 2015 1180 81875 35 28 307 64 70 146 194 188 81 67
2012 2016 1180 77750 41 20 269 74 76 144 224 170 72 90
2013 2017 1145 80563 36 18 245 98 70 135 193 160 81 109
2014 2018 1132 78571 33 10 225 111 62 114 205 164 114 94
2015 2019 1135 79583 44 10 228 82 83 110 205 155 115 103
2016 2020 1131 84375 29 9 215 80 75 100 222 144 151 106
2017 2021 1364 91471 27 7 297 62 107 112 237 200 165 150
2018 2022 1329 102171 19 19 322 47 64 112 177 210 173 186
2019 2023 1342 105625 29 32 318 34 62 120 189 173 169 216
start_year end_year e_per_capita_income m_per_capita_income e_pop_below_poverty m_pop_below_poverty e_pop_of_poverty_det m_pop_of_poverty_det
2007 2011 32615 3007
2008 2012 32084 3215 324 90 3433 269
2009 2013 31695 2509 317 76 3492 250
2010 2014 31171 1864 327 101 3513 279
2011 2015 30762 1949 368 99 3815 260
2012 2016 31248 2306 399 118 3869 252
2013 2017 32211 1920 300 90 3836 247
2014 2018 33178 2232 321 125 3905 247
2015 2019 33485 2841 349 110 4000 308
2016 2020 35877 3206 261 107 3878 303
2017 2021 40179 3005 195 67 3847 276
2018 2022 43498 2810 212 70 3740 259
2019 2023 43028 3294 307 134 3884 322