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Alaska Power Authority
Summary Supplement on
3 Railbelt Utilities
Alaska Electric Power Statistics 1985
May 1986
INTRODUCTION
This report is an advance supplement to the annual statewide "Alaska
Electric Power Statistics" publication. The supplemental report
presents information on installed capacity, net generation, peak and
kilowatt hour sales information for railbelt utilities. Data on
utilities in Fairbanks, Palmer, Anchorage, Seward and Homer are
included.
Information for the period of January - December, 1985 was provided
by utility representatives. The 1984 comparison data was taken from a
report titled "FERC Form No. 1: Annual Report of Electric Utilities,
Licensees and Others (Class A and Class B)." The FERC report is
filed annually with the Alaska Public Utilities Commission by each
regulated utility. For non-regulated utilities, 1984 comparison data
was taken from Alaska Power Authority's power statistics records.
Representatives of railbelt utilities have provided a great deal of
assistance in the preparation of this report. This supplemental
publication is a result of their combined efforts.
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PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to provide a regional overview of 1985
power statistics information on railbelt utilities. This report has
been prepared in advance of Alaska Power Authority's annual "Alaska
Electric Power Statistics" publication, which will be available this
fall.
There have been many changes in the past year that affect power sales
activities among railbelt utilities. As a result of the
Anchorage-Fairbanks Intertie, railbelt utilities have formed closer
working relationships through power sales agreements. Other forms of
cooperative organization, such as the Alaska Systems Coordinating
Council, Bradley Lake Technical Coordinating Committee and the
Intertie Operating Committee reflect a move towards closer regional
organization in the 1980's.
REPORT BACKGROUND
This supplemental report includes only a portion of the information
that will be provided in the "Alaska Electric Power Statistics"
report later this year. The "Alaska Electric Power Statistics"
report is a historical compilation of statistics, which categorizes
data by regions of the state. The 1985 information in this report
will be added to the data base in the statewide report.
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Railbelt utilities can be classified by their generation, trans-
mission or distribution activities; form of ownership and regulatory
status. One major group of railbelt utilities consists of Rural
Electric Cooperatives (REAs). Most REAs in Alaska are regulated by
the Alaska Public Utilities Commission (APUC). Chugach Electric
Association, Inc. (CEA) is the largest utility in the State and the
largest of the REAs. It is a generation, transmission and dis-
tribution cooperative serving over 60,000 members. CEA sells retail
and wholesale power to a majority of the railbelt's consumers. Other
rural electric cooperatives in the railbelt area include Homer
Electric Association (HEA), Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) and
Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA).
HEA, headquartered in Homer, serves most of the Kenai Peninsula and
the community of Seldovia. Up through 1985, all of its power has
been purchased from CEA. This will change in 1986, when the Alaska
Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative inaugurates its 39 MW
gas-fired facility in Soldotna. |
MEA has its headquarters in Palmer. Since 1975, MEA has purchased
its power from CEA. MEA serves the Matanuska Susitna Valley north of
Anchorage as a distribution cooperative. MEA's position in the
railbelt utility market will change in 1986, when it is scheduled to
commence with wholesale power purchases from the newly-formed Alaska
Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative. The Alaska Public
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Utilities Commission approved its wholesale contract in early May
1986.
GVEA is a rural electric cooperative located in Fairbanks. GVEA
serves the greater Fairbanks area, together with Fairbanks Municipal
Utility System (FMUS). The Fairbanks utilities buy and sell power
from each other and purchase power from Anchorage through the new
Intertie.
Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (AML&P) is the largest municipal
utility in both the railbelt and the State. Although most municipal
utilities in Alaska are unregulated, AML&P currently falls under the
jurisdiction of the APUC.
AML&P and CEA have historically had overlapping service areas in
Anchorage. In the latter part of 1984, a customer transfer between
CEA and AML&P took place. The exchange resulted in a net gain of over
7,000 customers to AML&P. This transfer had an impact on AML&P's
overall loads, which is reflected in its-1985 net generation totals
(see accompanying tables and graphs). Both utilities' net generation
figures were affected by the energization of the Anchorage-Fairbanks
Intertie in October, 1985.
Seward Electric System (SES) is the smallest municipal utility in the
railbelt group. SES purchases the majority of its power from CEA,
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although it does periodically generate with city-owned diesel genera-
tors.
The Eklutna project is a 30 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric plant operat-
ed by the Alaska Power Administration (APA-E). The Eklutna project is
the only federal power plant in the railbelt area.
The following sections of this report include tables and graphs which
illustrate some of the activities described above. This supplemental
report is concerned primarily with supply side data. This should be
taken into account when using this information to draw conclusions
about railbelt power production as differentiated from use.
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SECTION I
INSTALLED CAPACITY
The following table describes installed capacity for each railbelt
utility. 1985 information for this table was received directly from
utilities. In the case of regulated utilities, this information
corresponds with the appropriate pages of 402-410 of "FERC Form No.
1: Annual Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others (Class
A and Class B)." Regulated utilities will be submitting the 1985
FERC report to the APUC in the near future. Data for 1984 was taken
from the Alaska Electric Power Statistics report for that year.
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HEADINGS:
Symbol
a) AML&P Anchorage Municipal Light & Power
b) CEA Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
c) MEA Matanuska Electric Association
d) APA-E Alaska Power Administration - Eklutna
e) HEA Homer Electric Association
f) HEA* Homer Electric Association
g) SES Seward Electric System
h) FMUS Fairbanks Municipal Utility System
i) GVEA Golden Valley Electric Association
* This is the Seldovia portion of HEA's Service area. It's
back up generation capacity is considered separately for purposes
of this report.
LOCATION:
"Location" refers to where the utility's headquarters is situated.
HEA is the exception, where service areas have been designated under
this heading.
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nYPE:
Type refers to the form of organization or level of government
ownership. Types are broken down as follows:
M Municipal
Cc Cooperative
E Federal
Ss State
INSTALLED CAPACITY:
Installed capacity is based on nameplate capacity of generators as
stipulated in the FERC report cited above. It is recognized that
actual turbine/generator performance varies with ambient temperature
and atmospheric pressure and that nameplate capacity "ratings" vary
because of this. Figures are presented in megawatts.
Subheadings "Hydro," "Diesel (internal combustion)," "Gas Turbine,"
and "Steam Turbine" refer to the type of generation equipment used to
produce electricity, not the feedstock fuel. For example, AML&P and
CEA steam turbines are combined cycle units, using waste heat from
natural gas fired units. FMUS and GVEA steam turbines are coal-fired
units. In a separate example, AML&P's and CEA's gas turbines are
fired by natural gas and FMUS's and GVEA's gas turbines are fired by
oil.
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Between 1984 and 1985, changes in railbelt utilities' installed
capacity have been minor. SES added five megawatts of new capacity
in 1985. It should also be pointed out that GVEA reports ownership
of two 3.5 megawatt gas turbines in its total capacity, but that
these units are leased to Glacier Highway Electric Association
(GHEA). CEA closed its 14.5 Knik Arm steam plant in 1985, dropping
its steam turbine installed capacity from 71.5 MW to 57.0 MW.
The table on the following page presents a 1984-1985 summary of
utilities' installed capacity. The table is followed by two bar
graphs which show installed capacity by generating utility and
installed capacity by type of generating equipment for all railbelt
utilities combined.
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RAILBELT UTILITIES
1985 INSTALLED NAMEPLATE CAPACITY (MW)
DIESEL CAS STEAM
SYMBOL LOCATION TYPE TOTAL HYDRO (ic) TURBINE TURBINE
1984 1985 1984 1985 1984 1985 1984 1985 1984 1985
a) antap') Anchorage M 310.7 299.3 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.6 275.5 262.7 33.0 34.0
b) CEA Anchorage Cc 507.8 493.3 15.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 421.3 421.3 71.5 57.0°2)
c) MEA Palmer c 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
d) APA-E Anchorage F 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Palmer
e) HEA Homer c 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenai P.
f) HEA Seldovia c 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
g) SES Seward M 5.5 10.5") 0.0 0.0 5.5 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
h) ruus (1) Fairbanks M 65.1 65.3 0.0 0.0 8.2 8.3 28.3 28.5 28.5 28.5
i) GVEA Fairbanks c 217.7 217.7 0.0 0.0 21.2 21.2 171.5 171.5 25.0 25.0
TOTAL 1,138.9 1,118.2 45.0 45.0 39.6 44.7 896.6 884.0 158.0 144.5
(1)
1984-85 installed capacity figures vary because different
methods of calculation were used.
(2)
This figure reflects reduction in installed capacity because of
the Knik Arm plant closing.
(3) 1985 figure reflects the addition of two, 2.5 MW units.
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MEGAWATTS 1984-1985 INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW)
BY UTILITY 600 — ——-- a y
500
wo | OI WLM 100 84 «85 Ni
84 «85 SOY A Ni\ SS . Zaza = & * SIN SSBS
AML&P CEA APA-E HEA-S SES FMUS GVEA
UTILITIES [77] DIESEL (I\N STEAM HYDRO KS Gas
*Installed Capacity may vary from year to year due to differences in the way it is calculated.
MEGAWATTS (Thousands) RAILBELT UTILITIES
1984-1985 INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) *
i-r
896.6 884.0 0.9
0.8 4
0.7 7
0.6 4
0.5 +
0.4 7
0.3 4 0.2 4 O17 45.0 45.0 99.2 44.7
(LLL LLL
HYDRO DIESEL GAS STEAM
TYPE OF GENERATING EQUIPMENT VY] 1984 1985
*Installed Capacity may vary from year to year due to differences in the way it is calculated.
SECTION II
RAILBELT UTILITIES
NET GENERATION
There are a few changes in utilities' net generation between 1984 and
1985 which are noteworthy. AML&P's owned net generation, for example,
increased by 43%. The increase was predominantly due to increased
retail load from the boundary transfer, sales to CEA through a joint
power agreement and sales to Fairbanks via the Intertie. CEA showed
a 46% gain in net generation at its Cooper Lake hydroelectric facility
between 1984 and 1985. This change was a result of higher runoff for
the year and modifications to the facility, which allowed the reser-
voir height to be increased.
FMUS's total net generation between 1984 and 1985 also changed
substantially. Overall, net generation dropped by 28%. This re-
duction consisted of an 81% drop in oil-fired net generation and a
26% drop in coal-fired net generation. FMUS increased its 1985 power
purchases from GVEA and Anchorage utilities via the Intertie while it
continued work on its Chena plant, in an effort to meet federal and
state particulate emissions standards and complete routine mainte-
nance on boilers.
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The table on the following page illustrates changes in net generation
between 1984 and 1985 for each utility by type of fuel. The percent-
age of change in net generation for each category is indicated. Net
generation does not include station service. Information is present-
ed in megawatt hours.
Two graphs also illustrate 1984 and 1985 net generation. The first
graph presents 1984 and 1985 net generation figures for each generat-
ing utility by fuel type. Distribution utilities (such as MEA and
HEA); and cities with small backup generating capacities (such as
Seldovia and Seward) do not show on this graph. The second graph
combines 1984 and 1985 net generation figures for all utilities and
presents these totals by fuel type.
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RAILBELT UTILITIES
1984-1985 NET GENERATION (MWH)
‘neration from Seldovia's diesel backup units in 1984 and 1985.
Seldovia used additional power which was supplied by HEA.
Total Hydro Oil Gas Coal
1984 1985 % Change 1984 1985 % Change 1984 1985 % Change 1984 1985 % Change} | 1984 1985 |% Change
674,039 934,374.00 42.86 0 0 0 0 0 0 654,039 934,374 45.08 0 0 0
1,873,334 1,859,255.00 - 75 32,929 47,996 45.76 0 0 111,840,405 | 1,833,449 - 38 0 0 0
0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
164 ,581 145,925.00 711.34 164 ,581 145,925 11.34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 0.11 -99.87 0 0 0 086 0.1 -99.87 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 4,746.00 0 0 0 0 4,746 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
140,201 100,998.00 -27.96 0 0 0 5,382 1,015 -81.14 0 0 0}) 134,819 | 99,983 | -25.84
401,455 408,026.00 1.74 0 0 0 215,882 | 211,994 - 2.08 0 0 0] |185,573 |196,032 6.22
3,233,696 3,453,324.1 7.0 197,510 193,921 2.0 221,350 | 217,755.1 2.0 |] 2,484,444 | 2,767,823 11.0] |320,392 | 296,015 7.0
MEGAWATT—HOURS RAILBELT UTILITIES
1984-1985 NET GENERATION. BY UTILITY *
1.8 UN
j iN
= UN
1.2 GN Pui YN
a 0.9 ON 3 a aN
0.6 4/7 UN
0.5 ZN “UN UN “INA eS a Re ~ 2. or > APA-E HEA-S SES FMUS GVEA
FUEL TYPES ZZ] 1984 ICN) 1985
HEA-S (Seldovia) and SES (Seward Electric System) have backup generation units which operate periodically. Because of the small amount of generation, they do not show on this graph.
MEGAWATT—HOURS (Millions) 1985-1985 NET GENERATION BY
3.0
2.8 5
2.6 =
2.47
2.2 7
2.0 5
1.8 1
1.6
1.4 4
127
1.0 4
0.8 7
0.6 7
0.4 4
0.2
0.0
0.198 0.194
HYDRO
0.221 0.218 (AN
RAILBELT UTILITIES
FUEL TYPES 1984
FUEL TYPE
0.320 9,296
COAL
SECTION III
RAILBELT UTILITIES
PEAK DEMAND
This section compares utilities' monthly 1984 and 1985 requirements
for peak retail loads. Peak figures may vary depending on the method
of reporting. Page 401 of the FERC report to the APUC describes the
type of reading performed by regulated utilities. Some utilities,
for example, report instantaneous peaks. Other utilities peaks are
based on 60 minute or integrated 15 minute intervals. Caution should
be exercised in comparing utilities' monthly peaks reported on the
FERC 401 forms, because some utilities may include resale figures.
Peak figures used in this report may not be coincident. They cannot
be added without consideration of coincidence to obtain overall
monthly peak figures for railbelt utilities.
The following table presents monthly, comparative peak requirement
figures for 1984 and 1985. Power generated for resale is not includ-
ed in generating utilities' monthly peak figures. Data is presented
from July-June to better illustrate winter peaks in line graphs.
A separate line graph is presented for each utility comparing 1984
and 1985 peaks. Again, these peaks include power generated for
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resale. The graphs are scaled in megawatts from a base of zero. Peaks
are non-coincident and, therefore, cannot be readily compared among
utilities.
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Symbol
a) AML&P
b) CEA
c) MEA
e) HEA
f) HEA
g) SES
h) FMUS
i) GVEA
e) HEA
f) HEA
g) SES
h) FMUS
i) GVEA
e) HEA
f) HEA g) SES h) FMUS i) GVEA
b) CEA
c) MEA
e) HEA
f) HEA
g) SES
h) FMUS
i) GVEA
Location
Anchorage
Anchorage
Palmer
Homer,
Kenai P.
Seldovia
Seward
Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Location
Anchorage
Anchorage
Palmer
Homer ,
Kenai P.
Seldovia
Seward
Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Anchorage
Palmer
Homer ,
Kenai P.
Seldovia
Seward
Fairbanks
Fairbanks
_Location_
Anchorage
Anchorage
Palmer
Homer ,
Kenai P.
Seldovia
Seward
Fairbanks
Fairbanks
a a a ozzo ° ook Ooms ra ° oo sk oz=zo0 ° oosk 4 oz zo oO oosf RAILBELT UTILITIES
1984-1985 MONTHLY PEAK DEMAND (MW)
(Requirements for Retail Load)
JANUARY
1984 1985
124.0 138.0
223.8 179.6
89.2 78.1
67.5 58.1
0.0 0.0
5.8 5.6
28.2 25.2
74.7 65.6
AP RL
1984 1985
105.0 134.0
153.8 185.9
56.4 75.9
56.4 58.6
0.0 0.0
5.3 6.2
22.0 22.5
52.2 61.5
JULY
1984 1985
102.0 123.5
131.3 136.6
47.0 51.1
53.5 54.6
0.0 0.0
5.0 5.7
21.9 23.2
45.6 49.5
OCTOBER
1984 1985
124.0 141.5
182.1 187.1
72.0 81.9
56.1 67.3
0.0 0.0
5.2 5.6
23.1 25.2
65.5 75.4
FEBRUARY
1984 1985
124.0 143.0
201.5 197.1
80.7 89.2
63.2 64.7
0.0 0.0
5.4 6.4
27.5 28.2
72.7 72.7
MAY
1984 1985
104.0 121.0
145.0 136.8
51.5 61.0
57.5 52.8
0.0 0.0
5.2 5.9
21.7 22.6
48.6 53.3
AUGUST
1984 1985
106.5 123.0
141.7 147.5
52.2 60.4
47.8 53.0
0.0 0.0
5.0 5.6
21.8 22.8
49.6 51.0
NOVEMBER
1984 1985
140.5 153.4
193.3 197.2
85.0 88.7
62.5 71.0
0.0 0.0
6.2 5.8
27.2 26.8
73.8 81.4
* Figures include power generated to meet retail load requirements, purchases and losses.
not included.
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MARCH
1984 1985
111.0 133.6
7S er 173.3
64.4 74.2
eZ 57.8
0.0 0.0
4.7 5.7
23.5 26.0
61.8 66.6
JUNE
1984 1985
102.0 120.4
137.0 132.4
50.0 55.2
55.8 50.5
0.0 0.0
4.5 5.9
22.2 22.7
47.6 50.3
SEPTEMBER
1984 1985
116.5 117.4
143.4 152.0
56.4 64.0
56.5 56.7
0.0 0.0
4.8 5.5
21.9 23.1
52.0 58.0
DECEMBER 1984
150.0
196.6
S122
63.9
0.0
6.2
29.2
77.5
1985
149.0
194.4
86.8
68.5
0.0
Bal
27.4
79.3
Resale power is
MEGAWATTS 160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL LIGHT & POWER
1984—1985 RETAIL PEAK DEMAND (MW)
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—_ Je ae 4 SoS ~ / a \ ——" 4
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aj T T T 1 1 1 T T 1 t
JUL AUG SEP OcT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY
oOo 1984 + 1985
1
JUN
MEGAWATTS n n o n So o 140
120
100
60
20
0
CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
1984-1985 RETAIL PEAK DEMAND (MW)
4 Pr
| a Ne | “ 4 “ | 7 f= . SU
4, i ai Ir SA eae *
| S/S Bk \ 4 Jf 7 \ |
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JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
o 1984 + 1985
MEGAWATTS 100 ——
90 +
80 +
70 4
60 +
; aan 40
MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
1984— 1085 RETAIL PEAK DEMAND (MW)
Zt
\
SY
30 4
20 4
10 |
0 —— r "——T T 1
JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Oo 1984 ets 1985
MEGAWATTS HOMER ELECTRIC ASSOC. (HOMER, KENAI P.)
1984-1985 RETAIL PEAK DEMAND (MW) 80 7
70 4
60 -
50 7
40 -
30
20 7
10 7
SS rT T 1
JUL AUG SEP oct NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Oo 1984 + 1985
MEGAWATTS SEWARD ELECTRIC
1984-1985 RETAIL PEAK DEMAND (MW)
6-7
DS eli a eee mete a Tc ual fs mara = ucts Ps am pent! Gun nnd!
JUL AUG SEP OCcT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Oo 1984 + 1985
MEGAWATTS FAIRBANKS MUNICIPAL UTILITY SYSTEM
nO Pee ae cP Ce | SP TMT wnt nen
!
on 4
{ atl al
| ! SO 7 Ve y 2 A mie | 7 | LT ina Ulli |
20 - Sa 15 a |
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' 10 ~
|
i
| 0+ ra ii TT MITTIN T STATIN ITNITIE
JUL AUG SEP Oct NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
a 1984 + 1985
MEGAWATTS 90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
GOLDEN VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
1984-1985 RETAIL PEAK DEMAND (MW)
+ T —F = tT" al | 7 T T oI
JUL AUG SEP ocT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Qo 1984 + 1985
SECTION IV
UTILITY SALES
The following table provides a 1984-1985 comparison of utilities'
megawatt hour sales on their own retail systems. For regulated
utilities, this information is presented on page 401 of the "FERC
Form No. 1: Annual Report of Electric Utilities, Licensees and Others
(Class A and Class B)" on line 21 [Sales to Ultimate Consumers
(including interdepartmental sales)]. Sales for resale to other
utilities are reported separately.
The retail sales figures for 1985, provided in part by Anchorage
Municipal Light & Power, are preliminary. Sales figures include
residential, commercial and industrial customers. System losses have
been deducted from the figures presented below.
Total Retail Sales (MWH)
Utility 1984 1985 Difference % Change
jon
L . > ’ . CEA 961,926 960,000 - 1,926 -- MEA 393 ,622 433,315 39,693 10.08 HEA 349,019 382,981 33,962 9.73 SES 28,905 33,141 4,236 14.65 FMUS 134,693 141,433 6,740 5.00 GVEA 360,140 384,017 23,877 6.63
Total 2,914,243 3,148,781 234,538 8.00
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CONCLUSION
Between 1984 and 1985, there have been only minor changes in in-
stalled capacity among railbelt utilities. Chugach Electric Asso-
ciation (CEA) closed its Knik Arm plant, reducing steam turbine
capacity by 14.5 MW. Seward Electric System (SES) added 5.0 MW of
new generation. Other variations in installed capacity were due to
differences in calculation methods between 1984 and 1985.
Overall, net generation among railbelt utilities increased about
seven percent between 1984 and 1985. Anchorage Municipal Light and
Power (AML&P) showed an increase of 43% in net generation, which was
predominantly due to increased retail load from the boundary
transfer, sales to CEA through a joint power agreement and sales to
Fairbanks via the Intertie. Fairbanks Municipal Utilities System's
(FMUS) net generation decreased by about 28%, due to shutdowns on its
Chena plant for maintenance and work on its emission control system.
Other generating utilities showed small changes in net generation,
and the federal Eklutna project's net generation dropped a little
over eleven percent.
Between 1984 and 1985 railbelt utilities, overall retail sales
increased by about eight percent. AML&P showed the greatest change
with an increase of 127,956 megawatt hours in retail sales. This
represented an increase of almost 19%. MEA followed with an increase
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of 39,693 megawatt hours (10% increase) and HEA with an increase of
33,962 megawatt hours (9.73% increase).
Monthly retail peaks for all utilities were fairly consistent between
1984 and 1985. For generating utilities, these peaks do not include
power generated for resale to other utilities. System losses and
purchases are included in the peaks.
This supplemental report has provided a brief overview of 1984-1985
electric power statistics on railbelt utilities. The coming year
should show some interesting changes in power sales agreements and
power sharing among railbelt utilities. The AEG&T's entry into the
railbelt power market will change utility relationships in the coming
year. Shifts in net generation due to purchases and sales over the
Anchorage-Fairbanks Intertie will continue to affect supply or
generation relationships among utilities.
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