Natural gas utility serving Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula, and Mat-Su — the primary residential gas provider for Southcentral Alaska.
Anchorage, AK, USA
ENSTAR wants to raise most gas hookup charges in Southcentral Alaska in 2027
ENSTAR's annual construction cost filing raises main, service line and most meter charges for 2027 while increasing free main allowances for smaller customers. Combined, most classes come out ahead, but G4 Low customers come out roughly $807 behind.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
HEX plans to triple its gas deliveries, enough to cover a tenth of demand
AIDEA said Wednesday that HEX has expanded its Allegra Leigh Platform in Cook Inlet from six wells to as many as 14 and plans to triple firm gas deliveries to ENSTAR starting in April 2027. State studies still put the basin's current-demand horizon near 2030.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readAI
ENSTAR raised its gas line relocation estimates and Mat-Su road budgets absorb the cost
ENSTAR raised gas line relocation estimates on eight Matanuska-Susitna Borough road projects, and road service area budgets will absorb roughly $700,000.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min readAI
Enstar tells legislators it's 18 days short of gas for winter
Enstar told Alaska legislators it is about 3 billion cubic feet short of gas for winter after two supplies fell through, and negotiated exchanges would not fully close the gap.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min readAI
Three Cook Inlet gas storage plans pending for winter demand
Alaska DNR told the Joint Resources Committee on Thursday that three applications to build new Cook Inlet gas storage, two from Hilcorp and one from ENSTAR, are under review after public comment closed July 8. Cook Inlet has three active storage facilities today.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
Record cold pushed Anchorage's gas demand to an all-time high, just as the supply is running out
Record cold pushed Southcentral Alaska's natural gas demand to an all-time high as Cook Inlet supply shrinks, with ENSTAR projecting a 3 billion cubic foot shortfall next winter and costly LNG imports looming.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min readAI
The town of Whittier has had no gas for weeks, and it's only manageable because it's summer
Alaska DNR published a Letter of Authorization Tuesday allowing ENSTAR to make emergency repairs to a leaking 8-inch gas pipeline under the salmon-bearing Twentymile River near Portage. The line serves 39 meters in Whittier, including the 14-story Begich Towers.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
ENSTAR seeks a Southcentral gas rate hike as two landlords move to dismiss the case
ENSTAR is seeking to raise Southcentral Alaska gas rates by about $8.95 a month on a typical bill, as two commercial landlords move to dismiss the rate case three weeks before its September hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
Dunleavy says he is ending gas line special session, blames legislative leaders
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Friday he is ending the special session on the Alaska LNG gas line, saying legislative leaders declined to work on his bill. Southcentral utilities warn of a winter gas shortfall, and the Alaska State House and Senate Resources committees were scheduled to hold a joint gas supply briefing Aug. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
Senate majority to regulators: reconsider the rejected gas storage project, and make BlueCrest produce
At a press availability Monday, Alaska Senate majority members said they are sending a letter asking the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to reconsider its denial of Enstar's Kenai gas storage petition. They also called on the governor to get BlueCrest's undeveloped Cosmopolitan lease into production.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
Enstar tells Alaska Gas Line Caucus it could be 18 days short of gas this winter
Enstar president John Sims told the Alaska Gas Line Caucus on Thursday the utility could be 3 billion cubic feet short this winter, equal to 18 midwinter days serving no customers. MEA's Tony Izzo said his gas is contracted for only 2 years and 7 months.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
ENSTAR says Cook Inlet output has fallen to a fifth of its 1990s peak, with its firm contract ending in 2033
At a Commonwealth North forum in Anchorage on Friday, June 5, ENSTAR president John Sims said Cook Inlet now produces 60 to 70 billion cubic feet a year, down from more than 300 Bcf at its early-1990s peak, and that the firm Hilcorp contract carrying Southcentral expires in 2033.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago3 min readAI
Utility warns of rolling blackouts in Southcentral as soon as this winter
Matanuska Electric CEO Tony Izzo said the utility is preparing tariff language for 30-minute rolling blackouts that could begin as soon as November, as Anchorage and Mat-Su mayors and Enstar pressed the Alaska State Legislature to speed a long-term gas supply.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's biggest utility may start importing the gas its own region once exported
Chugach Electric Association's board reviewed 2025 accomplishments including the MLNP integration, labor contract renegotiations, and adoption of an Integrated Resource Plan. Gas supply uncertainty dominated discussion, with the board moving quickly on storage agreements and short-term imports to keep power reliable and affordable for members.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI