How many electric cooperatives are in Alaska?

19 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail electricity sales to customers in Alaska in 2024, according to EIA. The largest is Chugach Electric Assn Inc, with 113,378 customers.

How many municipal and public power utilities are in Alaska?

28 — 25 municipal utilities, 3 public utility districts — reported bundled retail sales in Alaska in 2024. The largest is Ketchikan Public Utilities, with 7,964 customers.

How do public power utilities and co-ops in Alaska buy?

Municipal utilities and public utility districts are local government entities, so they generally follow Alaska's public procurement laws, with purchases approved by a city council or utility board. Electric co-ops are private, member-owned nonprofits that set their own purchasing policies, though projects financed through USDA's Rural Utilities Service follow its rules. See how utilities buy.

Where does this data come from?

From the U.S. Energy Information Administration's table "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), based on forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. It counts customers who buy both electricity and delivery from the utility.

Alaska Public Power & Electric Co-ops: Full List

Key takeaways

47 community-owned utilities: 25 municipal utilities, 3 public utility districts and 19 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in Alaska in 2024.
Together they served 327,620 of the state's 356,133 bundled retail customers (92%); 14 investor-owned utilities served most of the rest.
The largest public power utility is Ketchikan Public Utilities, with 7,964 customers.
The largest electric co-op is Chugach Electric Assn Inc, with 113,378 customers.

Every public power utility and co-op in Alaska

Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.

Showing all 47 utilities

#	Utility	Type	Customers	Sales, MWh	Avg. price
1	Chugach Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	113,378	1,886,055	18.17¢
2	Matanuska Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	71,054	788,319	22.10¢
3	Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc	Cooperative	48,163	1,227,437	24.58¢
4	Homer Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	34,157	488,211	23.32¢
5	Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	11,518	125,451	61.40¢
6	Ketchikan Public Utilities	Municipal	7,964	177,488	12.02¢
7	Kodiak Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	6,255	148,828	17.58¢
8	City & Borough of Sitka	Municipal	5,600	114,911	17.77¢
9	Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc	Cooperative	4,013	83,718	27.78¢
10	City of Seward	Municipal	2,823	52,108	31.31¢
11	Petersburg Borough	Municipal	2,316	55,557	12.56¢
12	Nome Joint Utility Systems	Municipal	2,266	31,879	39.38¢
13	City of Wrangell	Municipal	2,078	36,017	13.52¢
14	Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	2,009	45,938	15.26¢
15	Cordova Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	1,642	24,173	30.85¢
16	Nushagak Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	1,488	17,193	51.84¢
17	Inside Passage Elec Coop, Inc	Cooperative	1,414	10,947	63.18¢
18	Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	1,354	19,274	46.45¢
19	North Slope Borough Power & Light	Municipal	1,226	32,204	25.83¢
20	Naknek Electric Assn, Inc	Cooperative	1,100	19,618	64.52¢
21	City of Unalaska	Municipal	1,054	37,066	38.10¢
22	Metlakatla Power & Light	Municipal	1,015	18,711	16.13¢
23	Galena Electric Utility	Municipal	398	4,668	67.22¢
24	Unalakleet Valley Elec Coop	Cooperative	387	3,678	62.53¢
25	I-N-N Electric Coop, Inc	Cooperative	290	2,932	54.71¢
26	Akiachak Native Community Electric	Cooperative	254	1,976	64.24¢
27	City of Saint Paul	Municipal	207	3,152	64.72¢
28	City of King Cove	Municipal	202	3,839	30.22¢
29	Middle Kuskokwim Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	182	1,063	130.86¢
30	City of Tenakee Springs	Municipal	173	414	64.71¢
31	City of Chefornak	Municipal	147	1,421	46.24¢
32	Tuntutuliak Comm Services Assn	Cooperative	146	1,200	63.33¢
33	City of Egegik	Municipal	136	745	59.88¢
34	Kwig Power Company	Public utility district	133	1,145	48.50¢
35	City of Ouzinkie	Municipal	114	744	48.25¢
36	City of Chignik	Municipal	111	565	62.44¢
37	City of White Mountain	Municipal	107	952	46.85¢
38	Atmautluak Tribal Utilities	Municipal	104	937	66.00¢
39	Pelican Utility	Municipal	101	982	25.79¢
40	City of Elfin Cove	Municipal	84	356	74.61¢
41	Kokhanok Village Council	Public utility district	84	439	91.21¢
42	Ipnatchiaq Electric Company	Municipal	73	793	81.26¢
43	City of Larsen Bay	Municipal	70	703	42.82¢
44	Igiugig Electric Company	Public utility district	64	345	82.90¢
45	Tatitlek Electric Utility	Municipal	64	458	47.16¢
46	Nelson Lagoon Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	59	204	72.55¢
47	Pedro Bay Village Council	Municipal	43	220	80.91¢

Public power vs. co-ops in Alaska

Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.

Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.

Selling to Alaska utilities

Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.

Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.

About this data

Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov

Public power utilities and electric co-ops in Alaska.