Citizen Journalist Toolkit

This page contains links and information for members who want to learn more about their electric cooperatives, how they operate, and how they are regulated by state and federal authorities.

These resources are designed to help those interested in becoming citizen-journalists covering the work of Alaska’s electric cooperatives and their regulators. Those seeking more general information, such as definitions of commonly used terms and information on issues facing Alaska electrical utilities, will find that information on the Resources Page.

This page is still under construction and will grow over time.

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Different kinds of electric utilities

On May 11, 1935, Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 7037 establishing the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). In Alaska’s railbelt region, we have five electric utilities, four of which are cooperatives. Learn more about them below.

Tools and Templates For Covering Cooperative Board Meetings

Find your utility cooperative

 

A guide to co-operatives for member-owners

Certificates

Every utility has a RCA Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) number. Watching their RCA certificate pages is a good way to catch their filings.

    1. CEA is Certificate 8.

    2.  MEA is Certificate 18.

    3. HEA is Certificate 32.

    4. GVEA is Certificate 13.

    5. ML&P is Certificate 121.

    6. CINGSA is Certificate 733

(note: CEA purchased ML&P in 2020, but the former ML&P territory is still treated as a separate rate zone under this certificate. This will end when the RCA settles CEA’s current rate case (likely in 2024) and Certificate 121 will be retired).

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska

Greenhouse gas reporting: I-18-003

Net Metering reporting - implemented in R-09-001:

      1. HEA: Docket TA426-32

      2. MEA: Docket TA516-18

      3. CEA: Docket TA482-8

      4. GVEA: Docket TA323-13

      5. ML&P: Docket TA 308-121