Knik River • 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)

Other communities within the service area (25):

Rates

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

Production

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    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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    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)
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2018 $3.29
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2018 $2.95
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2019 $3.08
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2019 $2.86
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2020 $2.45
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2020 $2.95
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2021 $3.65
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2021 $2.53
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2022 $5.45
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2022 $3.80
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2023 $4.35
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2023 $3.85
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2024 $3.92
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2024 $3.69
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2025 $3.80
    0240670 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2025 $3.45

    Geography

    Community Knik River
    Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough
    Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
    Grid Railbelt Grid
    Latitude, Longitude 61.49712115 , -148.94092664
    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

    Knik River lies off the Glenn Highway. Many forms of transportation are available in nearby 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): 858 (±146)
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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 858 146 55 31 67 30 41 27 30 20 73 36 147 64 88 36 89 32 56 26 83 37 113 55 13 15 3 4 37 7 183 64 675 126 660 122 188 62 129 54 858 146 510 100 348 67
    2018 2022 P 822 154 50 29 68 36 53 31 40 22 55 30 146 57 86 36 84 30 51 26 61 28 121 48 4 7 3 4 35 6 201 83 621 115 605 109 173 56 128 48

    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 268 59000 39 19 66 7 36 21 16 42 18 4
    2008 2012 278 60556 38 23 61 10 12 45 24 43 18 4
    2009 2013 269 65750 7 27 54 13 13 53 32 40 24 6
    2010 2014 265 68750 13 26 62 20 11 44 27 27 20 15
    2011 2015 264 68250 18 20 52 16 17 42 35 33 18 13
    2012 2016 277 65625 23 13 48 16 34 36 41 28 24 14
    2013 2017 256 70000 23 13 41 19 32 25 33 30 27 13
    2014 2018 263 65417 32 6 54 16 41 24 29 21 22 18
    2015 2019 279 58750 31 7 44 23 35 34 30 22 38 15
    2016 2020 283 49861 32 14 44 22 43 31 33 15 27 22
    2017 2021 315 70078 27 12 60 23 31 43 39 18 29 33
    2018 2022 316 75000 25 1 63 22 25 42 43 21 35 39
    2019 2023 328 100417 21 1 75 20 29 20 38 34 47 43
    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 28878 4667
    2008 2012 28836 4850 71 53 690 154
    2009 2013 29794 4760 25 15 711 129
    2010 2014 35679 4808 29 15 690 105
    2011 2015 30474 4290 54 30 765 104
    2012 2016 33732 5418 57 33 757 113
    2013 2017 33622 4948 68 39 753 120
    2014 2018 32930 5713 90 43 833 107
    2015 2019 28427 4066 126 63 866 135
    2016 2020 30517 3980 105 59 807 131
    2017 2021 34631 4534 86 49 799 112
    2018 2022 38180 5203 91 50 822 154
    2019 2023 42916 5327 84 46 858 146