Gateway 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)
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2018 $3.29
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2018 $2.95
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2019 $3.08
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2019 $2.86
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2020 $2.45
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2020 $2.95
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2021 $3.65
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2021 $2.53
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2022 $5.45
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2022 $3.80
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2023 $4.35
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2023 $3.85
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2024 $3.92
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2024 $3.69
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2025 $3.80
0228200 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2025 $3.45

Geography


Community Gateway
Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
Grid Railbelt Grid
Latitude, Longitude 61.57408532 , -149.23996944
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

The George Parks Highway, Glenn Highway, and other local roads connect the area to Anchorage, the remainder of the state, and Canada. The Alaska Railroad serves the Fairbanks to Seward route. The Wasilla and Palmer airports provide scheduled commuter and air taxi services. Float planes land at Wasilla Lake, Jacobsen Lake, and Lake Lucille. There are ten additional private airstrips in the vicinity. Commercial jet flights are operated out of Anchorage International Airport.

Legislative Districts


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District Name As of Date
26 Goose Bay/Gateway 2022-05-24
Senate District As of Date
M 2022-05-24

Population


Estimated Population (2023): 6,716 (±516)
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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 6716 516 534 145 738 152 729 140 429 109 318 115 891 216 1275 232 760 152 295 112 231 68 368 78 119 52 29 18 32 1 2301 297 4415 350 4258 337 625 91 516 86 6716 516 3251 323 3465 309
2018 2022 P 6241 545 563 160 674 147 645 154 366 85 237 118 882 189 1120 203 681 152 316 105 235 63 367 93 130 53 25 18 33 1 2172 284 4069 363 3979 360 620 131 522 115

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 1769 93563 13 47 457 49 56 167 296 324 256 104
2008 2012 1737 97269 35 33 458 92 59 158 254 247 258 143
2009 2013 1744 92028 48 47 413 76 71 158 278 244 260 149
2010 2014 1790 90385 67 43 403 92 87 149 304 260 227 158
2011 2015 1835 92739 84 40 411 79 95 143 322 261 230 170
2012 2016 1864 91538 96 41 422 71 102 138 280 290 229 195
2013 2017 1872 99122 83 48 470 60 76 130 288 264 243 210
2014 2018 1932 100641 70 21 511 65 76 165 272 287 234 231
2015 2019 1948 105543 66 27 470 45 64 188 249 289 267 283
2016 2020 1544 105786 35 8 317 30 48 136 210 267 186 307
2017 2021 2009 110610 40 11 409 46 40 167 249 350 216 481
2018 2022 2004 115735 30 0 443 39 42 126 253 318 259 494
2019 2023 2027 137150 22 0 473 27 30 62 214 326 259 614
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 35554 2428
2008 2012 36549 2695 326 166 5269 388
2009 2013 37040 2678 346 140 5157 351
2010 2014 36354 2085 373 129 5352 301
2011 2015 36036 2173 438 132 5585 300
2012 2016 36474 2177 473 147 6039 331
2013 2017 36012 2310 375 109 6672 340
2014 2018 36850 2335 297 76 7018 461
2015 2019 38128 2210 393 114 7049 421
2016 2020 38360 3678 163 58 5938 543
2017 2021 44588 3414 164 75 6274 459
2018 2022 48346 3909 174 81 6180 550
2019 2023 50265 4190 289 138 6647 506