Railbelt grid
RSSAlaska's main interconnected electrical grid running from Homer in the south through Anchorage, the Mat-Su, and Fairbanks. Served by six utilities (Chugach Electric, MEA, HEA, Golden Valley, ML&P-merged, Seward Electric) coordinating through the newly formed Railbelt Transmission Organization (RTO). Subject of ongoing federal investment in grid modernization, renewables integration, and reliability improvements.
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The public can't sit in as the Railbelt reworks your power costs
The body redrawing how Railbelt transmission costs get split is meeting behind closed doors this week — legal under its own bylaws, though the binding decisions still face public review.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min readAISouthcentral Alaska
RTO tariff subcommittee meets Thursday on transmission costs
The Railbelt Transmission Organization's Tariff Subcommittee meets Thursday to draft rules for how backbone transmission costs get divided among utilities. The tariff will affect electric rates from Fairbanks to Homer.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAIAnchorage
DNR, Mental Health Trust finalize MEA easements for Wasilla utility corridor
DNR and the Alaska Mental Health Trust approved easements letting Matanuska Electric Association build and maintain power lines along Church Road and Shampine Lane in Wasilla.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAIWasilla, Alaska
RTO schedules closed subcommittee meetings for June 10–11
The Railbelt Transmission Organization will hold three closed subcommittee meetings June 10 and 11 to discuss technical standards, transmission tariffs, and financing for Alaska's 700-mile electric grid serving two-thirds of the state's population.
by Alaska Newsadded 1mo ago1 min readAIAnchorage
