Tony Izzo
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Energy Department letter says $150 million for Beluga-Healy power line is not yet an award
Energy Department says its $150 million for the Beluga-Healy power line is a negotiation, not an award yet. Who covers the remaining $268 million of the $418 million cost is still unclear.
Regulators approve ENSTAR plan to borrow MEA's gas to shore up winter storage
Regulators OK'd ENSTAR borrowing MEA's gas from Hilcorp this winter to top off storage. MEA gets it back by 2028, and gas customers cover the cost.
Alaska Energy Authority board votes Nov. 5 on a new look at the shelved Susitna dam
Alaska's energy authority votes Nov. 5 on a new look at the shelved Susitna dam, saying "time is of the essence" to catch tax credits worth up to half its cost.
ENSTAR asks regulators to fast-track a deal to borrow MEA's gas for this winter
ENSTAR wants to borrow 1.2 billion cubic feet of MEA's gas for this winter and return it by 2028. Customers would pay the costs, minus a credit on return.
MEA lays out how rolling outages would work if Southcentral runs short of gas this winter
“This will not include critical installations like hospitals, but on a 30-minute cycle because that's a heating cycle.”
MEA seeks new power supply as its Hilcorp gas contract winds down
“Our Board has directed us to leave no stone unturned and keep all options on the table as Alaska's energy landscape continues to change.”
Clay Koplin will lead Matanuska Electric starting in January
“For the first time in my career, I cannot go to my customers or members and guarantee reliable power”
Matanuska Electric's next CEO inherits a gas contract that expires in 2029 and years of rising bills
“Appreciate the opportunity to speak on what I think in a 45-year career is the most critical issue I have faced.”
More Mat-Su families are paying at the door to keep their power on, as their co-op runs ahead of budget
More Mat-Su families are paying at the door to keep their power on — nearly $472,000 this year — even as their co-op runs $4.9 million ahead of budget.
Matanuska Electric goes on taproom tour as members absorb rising rates and a looming gas cliff
MEA's CEO is hitting the taprooms to meet members — right as they absorb a rate hike, brace for 5%-a-year increases, and face a 2029 gas cliff.
Hilcorp says opposing the tax isn't opposing the gas line
Hilcorp told the gas-line caucus that opposing a targeted tax on the company isn't opposing the pipeline, even as that tax deadlocks the bill in Juneau.
Enstar tells Alaska Gas Line Caucus it could be 18 days short of gas this winter
“And today, I've got gas under contract for another 2 years and 7 months.”
