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Matanuska Electric Assn Inc in Alaska: 23.37 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

Roughly 71,054 Alaska accounts belong to Matanuska Electric Assn Inc, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 64,205. Major event days make 0% of its yearly outage minutes (258 with them, 258 without).

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: 606 kWh a month costs roughly $142 in energy at 23.37 ¢/kWh, -5.8% on the Alaska average of 24.82 ¢.

Major event days make 0% of its yearly outage minutes (258 with them, 258 without).

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: major event days

Share of SAIDI from major events
0%258 minutes with events, 258 without

Major events weigh on Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: 258 minutes with them, 258 without, so 0% of the total comes from event days, 1.00 times the everyday figure.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 2.35 interruptions a customer a year, 2.32 times the national median (1.01), with 110 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc23.37 ¢/kWh20.25 ¢/kWh$142at 606 kWh258 minSAIDI
Alaska average against this company, which is 2 of 4 on price+1.45 ¢/kWhcompany 5.8% below+1.32 ¢/kWhcompany 6.1% below+$9a month at 606 kWh-34 mincompany 34 above
Chugach Electric Assn IncLowest in this table21.24 ¢/kWhcompany 10.0% above16.88 ¢/kWhcompany 20.0% above$12913 less than company125 mincompany 133 above

Compare 10 Alaska companies

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: 2025

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: +5.0% on 2024 for homes, Alaska +5.1%.

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc home price, 2025
24.54 ¢/kWh+5.0% on 2024, early release
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc SAIDI, 2025
390 min+51% on 2024, early release
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc against Alaska, 2025
-0.1 pointsMatanuska Electric Assn Inc +5.0%, Alaska +5.1%, price in Alaska 26.09 ¢

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: 24.54 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +5.0% from 23.37 ¢; Alaska as a whole went +5.1%, so Matanuska Electric Assn Inc kept pace with it by 0.1 points. Its SAIDI is 390 minutes against 258 in 2024.

Carbon context

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc serves 64,205 homes in Alaska. At 606 kWh a month that is about 223 kg of CO₂, or 2,671 kg a year, at the Alaska plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Alaska generation mix.

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 23.37 ¢ in 2024

19.64 ¢ in 2015, 23.37 ¢ in 2024 (+19.0%); Alaska 19.83 to 24.82 ¢.

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearMatanuska Electric Assn IncGap to Alaska residentialGap to U.S. residential
201519.64-0.19+6.99
201619.64No data+7.09
201720.54-0.73+7.65
201821.38-0.56+8.51
201921.53-1.39+8.52
202021.56-1.01+8.41
202121.41-1.14+7.75
202221.97-1.13+6.93
202322.15-1.75+6.15
202423.37-1.45+6.89

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Matanuska Electric Assn Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

177 min in 2015, 258 in 2024.

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearMatanuska Electric Ass, no major eventsMatanuska Electric Ass, all events
2015177243
2016253331
2017148186
2018220511
2019251341
2020263263
2021239406
20223811154
2023386607
2024258258

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 258.1 min

258.1 min, 2.59x the median reporter, rank 586 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events258.1
  • Company, with major events258.1

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc billed homes 19.64 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 23.37 ¢ in 2024, +19.0% in all, and lagged the Alaska average (+25.2%) by 6.2 points. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc's sharpest move came in 2024, +5.5%. The latest year is the high at 23.37 ¢; the low was 19.64 ¢ (2015). 2024: +5.5% here, +3.8% for the Alaska average. SAIDI at Matanuska Electric Assn Inc (major events excluded) rose from 177 minutes in 2015 to 258 in 2024, +46%; worst year 2023 at 386. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 258 minutes, +159 from that year's median. 2022: 1154 minutes with major events, 381 without, the widest gap of any year. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc has 1 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Alaska peers among 4 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Chugach Electric Assn Inc, bills 21.24 ¢ (-2.13). Next higher-priced, Homer Electric Assn Inc, bills 29.79 ¢ (+6.42).

A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 5.8% less than the Alaska average, yet the 258-minute outage clock runs 2.6x the national median.

Home accounts at Matanuska Electric Assn Inc went from 57,299 in 2015 to 64,205 in 2024, +12.1%. Business customers paid 0.87 times the home price in 2024 (20.25 against 23.37 ¢); the ratio was 0.86 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.42 in 2015 to 2.35 in 2024, between 1.17 and 3.27.

Facts

Customer accounts
71,05419.9% of Alaska total
Residential accounts
64,20521.5% of Alaska homes
Commercial accounts
6,8499.6% of the base
Residential rate
23.37 ¢/kWhplace 2 of 4, -5.8% against the state
Commercial rate
20.25 ¢/kWhplace 5 of 9, -6.1% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
258.1 minbetter than 13% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
2.352.32x the median
SAIDI with major events
258.1 min0.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
3.3 MW522 installations
Counties served
2all in Alaska
Average residential use
7,273 kWh/yr606 a month
Implied monthly bill
$142+$42 on the U.S. rate, 606 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+19.0%19.64 to 23.37 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
+46%177 min in 2015, 258 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Alaska ¢/kWh
Residential64,20523.37-1.45
Commercial6,84920.25-1.32

Year by year, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

YearHome accounts, Matanuska Electric AssHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201557,29919.6416.900.861771.42
201656,66119.6416.900.862532.25
201757,79820.5417.770.871481.17
201858,67921.3818.500.862202.24
201959,28321.5318.520.862511.66
202060,06021.5618.700.872631.72
202161,09121.4118.530.872391.53
202262,09421.9718.930.863813.27
202363,01222.1519.080.863862.48
202464,20523.3720.250.872582.35

Peers of Matanuska Electric Assn Inc in Alaska, place 2 of 4 on home price

Utility near Matanuska Electric Assn Inc on priceSAIDI min, gap to Matanuska Electric Assn IncHome ¢, gap to Matanuska Electric Assn IncGap % to Matanuska Electric Assn IncAccounts, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc = 1
1. Chugach Electric Assn Inc-133-2.13-9.1%1.60
2. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc (this utility)25823.37-1.00
3. Homer Electric Assn Inc-1+6.42+27.5%0.48
4. Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc-34+6.95+29.8%0.68

Who buys Matanuska Electric Assn Inc's electricity

Class at Matanuska Electric Assn IncAccountsOf Matanuska Electric Assn Inc accountsOf Matanuska Electric Assn Inc MWh soldkWh a year per Matanuska Electric Assn Inc account
Residential64,20590.4%59.2%7,273
Commercial6,8499.6%40.8%46,925
Industrial and other00.00%0.0%No data

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc among Alaska cooperatives

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Matanuska Electric Assn IncHome ¢, gap to Matanuska Electric Assn IncAccounts, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc = 1
1. Chugach Electric Assn Inc (AK)-133-2.131.60
2. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc (AK, this utility)25823.371.00
3. Homer Electric Assn Inc (AK)-1+6.420.48
4. Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc (AK)-34+6.950.68

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureMatanuska Electric Assn IncAlaska contextMatanuska Electric Assn Inc detail
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc home meters on AMI100.0%Alaska 74.1%64,845 of 64,845 meters
Homes with daily digital access64,205Alaska figure not published100% of the 64,205 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Matanuska Electric Assn Inc homesOffered2 of 2 Alaska utilities offer one28 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.04% of 64,205
Net-metered installations52292% residential7.5 homes per 1,000 accounts, 6.4 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

kWhShare of a 606 kWh monthCost a month at 23.37 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25041%$58.42+$17.22$701
50083%$116.84+$34.44$1,402
750124%$175.26+$51.66$2,103
1,000165%$233.68+$68.88$2,804
1,500248%$350.53+$103.33$4,206
2,000330%$467.37+$137.77$5,608

Outage record, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

Measure, Matanuska Electric ANo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes258.1258.14.30 h
SAIFI interruptions2.3472.3470.43 yr apart
CAIDI minutes110.0110.01.83 h

Territory of Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

2 Alaska counties, region AK:

Counties served by Matanuska Electric Assn IncAnchorageMatanuska-Susitna

Alaska other states: 2 of 2 counties of Matanuska Electric Assn Inc drawn

Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Anchorage
  • Matanuska Susitna

Questions on Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

How big is Matanuska Electric Assn Inc in Alaska, by customer accounts?

71,054 accounts in 2024: residential 64,205, commercial 6,849, industrial 0.

How many cents per kWh does Matanuska Electric Assn Inc charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 23.37 cents; against the Alaska average that is -5.8%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Matanuska Electric Assn Inc?

SAIDI 258.1 min and SAIFI 2.35 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.59, CAIDI 110 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Matanuska Electric Assn Inc?

522 installations with 3.3 MW, of which residential installations number 479.

What would a typical Matanuska Electric Assn Inc home pay each month?

606 kWh at 23.37 cents comes to about $142, energy only.

Is Matanuska Electric Assn Inc cheaper than other Alaska utilities?

Rank 2 of 4 in Alaska on price, -5.8% against the state average; 1 charge less than 23.37 ¢.

What share of Matanuska Electric Assn Inc sales do homes buy?

Homes take 59.2% of 788,319 MWh, commercial accounts 40.8%, industrial and other 0.0%; the 6,849 commercial accounts use 46,925 kWh each, 6.5 times a home.

At Matanuska Electric Assn Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

64,845 of 64,845 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Matanuska Electric Assn Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 28 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.04% of its homes.

Has Matanuska Electric Assn Inc moved up the Alaska price list since 2015?

2nd cheapest of 4 in 2015, 2nd of 4 in 2024; its price rose 19.0% while Alaska rose 25.2%.

How does Matanuska Electric Assn Inc compare with 3 similar utilities?

Place 2 of 4 on home price at 23.37 ¢ (Alaska cooperatives); median 26.58 ¢, cheapest member 21.24 ¢.

Did Matanuska Electric Assn Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?

24.54 cents per kWh, +5.0% on the 23.37 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Matanuska Electric Assn Inc at 23.37 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Matanuska Electric Assn Inc

Rate plans on file

1 home plan record, energy charges: 25.1 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Matanuska Electric Assn Inc in Alaska: 23.37 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

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Matanuska Electric Assn Inc: 606 kWh a month costs roughly $142 in energy at 23.37 ¢/kWh, -5.8% on the Alaska average of 24.82 ¢.