Chugach Electric Association and solar
Chugach Electric Association is an electric cooperative serving about 97,742 homes in Alaska. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 23.6¢12% below Alaska average
- Typical bill
- $116491 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~17%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 16.3 yrs3.1 kW, cash
Export rules for Chugach Electric Association customers
Avoided-cost export credit, monthly netting.
Net excess credited at non-firm power rate (updated quarterly with fuel costs). Value not verified for 2026.
Solar for a typical Chugach Electric Association home
| System | 3.1 kW (50% of 491 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $11,250 |
| First-year savings | $652 |
| Payback | 16.3 years |
| 25-year net | $8,002 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 1,029
- Share of customers
- 1.1%
- Residential solar capacity
- 5 MW
- Residential customers
- 97,742
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Chugach Electric Association and solar
Does Chugach Electric Association have net metering?
Net excess credited at non-firm power rate (updated quarterly with fuel costs). Value not verified for 2026.
How much does electricity cost with Chugach Electric Association?
Residential customers paid an average of 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 23.6¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 491 kWh a month, a bill of about $116.
Is solar worth it with Chugach Electric Association?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 3.1 kW system costing about $11,250 pays back in about 16.3 years, with $8,002 net over 25 years.
How many Chugach Electric Association customers have solar?
About 1,029 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 1.1% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Chugach Electric Assn Inc (EIA ID 3522). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.