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Alaska: official power outage sources
Alaska has many separate power systems rather than one statewide grid. Large cooperatives such as Chugach Electric, Matanuska Electric and Golden Valley Electric serve the Railbelt, while dozens of small co-ops, private companies, city and borough utilities, and tribal or village systems serve remote communities. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska certifies utility service areas, and the Alaska Energy Authority supports rural utilities.
Outages in Alaska right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for Alaska. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Chugach Electric Association Outage page Outage map and reporting. Call 907-762-7888, or 800-478-7494 outside Anchorage. chugachelectric.com
- Matanuska Electric Association Outage page Outage map and reporting. Mat-Su 907-746-7697; Eagle River 907-696-7697. mea.coop
- Golden Valley Electric Association Outage page Outage reporting at 907-452-1151. Energy emergency alerts are posted separately. gvea.com
- Alaska Village Electric Cooperative Outage page Outage safety tips. Report outages at 800-478-1818; there is no online map covering every village. avec.org
- Alaska Power and Telephone Outage page Call 800-478-7785 option 4 and choose power, not phone or internet. aptalaska.com
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- Alaska Energy Authority: Power Cost Equalization reports Provider directory Reports that list rural utilities and the communities they serve. Useful for finding who runs power in a village. akenergyauthority.org
- Alaska Energy Authority: Electrical Emergency Assistance Emergency management Help for rural utilities that need assistance restoring power. It is not for reporting an outage at your home; call your utility, or 911 if anyone is in danger. akenergyauthority.org
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in Alaska
- There is no single outage map for all of Alaska. Many small village, tribal and city systems have no online map, so call your local utility.
- Chugach Electric adds outages to its map automatically but removes them only after crews confirm, so an outage can stay on the map after power is back.
- Golden Valley's energy alerts and rotating-outage zones are warnings about power supply; they do not show which homes are out right now.
- Matanuska Electric posts social media updates mainly for larger outages, so no post does not mean there is no outage near you.
- Alaska Power and Telephone says calling is the sure way to reach line crews; its social media is not watched at all times.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Alaska: Railbelt Reliability Council (Railbelt only). They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
Links on this page were last reviewed on . Official pages move; if a link is broken or a provider is missing, tell us.