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Commercial electricity in Anchorage, Alaska
Which electric utilities serve businesses in Anchorage, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where Alaska’s prices stand.
EIA lists 2 electric utilities in Anchorage Municipality, which contains Anchorage. Chugach Electric Association, the largest by commercial customers, averaged 17.59¢ per kWh for them in 2025. Alaska’s average commercial price was 22.79¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving Anchorage
These are the utilities EIA records in Anchorage Municipality. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Alaska, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in AK | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach Electric Association | Cooperative | 16,416 | 17.59¢ |
| Matanuska Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 6,925 | 21.32¢ |
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What businesses in Anchorage pay
Across Alaska, businesses paid an average 22.79¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 64.3% above the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 3.4% on the 12 months before. That ranks Alaska 6 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 3,766 kWh a month, about $842 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Alaska page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in Anchorage
Alaska commercial accounts are served by regulated utilities and cooperatives without competitive retail supply choice. Cost work focuses on tariff fit, demand charges, load management and efficiency.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the Pacific census division, which includes Alaska, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 21.53¢ per kWh for 2026 and 22.11¢ for 2027, up 7.5% from 20.56¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About Anchorage
The Census Bureau estimates Anchorage had 287,155 residents on July 1, 2025, down 1.3% from 290,877 in 2020. It lies in Anchorage Municipality.
Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in Anchorage?
- EIA lists Chugach Electric Association and Matanuska Electric Assn Inc as electric utilities in Anchorage Municipality. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in Anchorage?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: Chugach Electric Association averaged 17.59¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Alaska averaged 22.79¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in Anchorage choose its electricity supplier?
- Alaska commercial accounts are served by regulated utilities and cooperatives without competitive retail supply choice. Cost work focuses on tariff fit, demand charges, load management and efficiency. The state page for Alaska explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe Anchorage; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.