Matanuska Electric Association is seeking land parcels in the Mat-Su Valley ranging in size from 150 acres to 600 acres for the development of power plants. In accordance with the cooperative’s Integrated Resource Plan, prepared by engineering consultants CH2M HILL, MEA plans to add 200 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity. MEA plans to develop new, efficient generation plants that are economical and environmentally responsible.
The required facilities will include a 100 MW simple-cycle gas turbine generator, and a 100 MW clean coal/biomass generator utilizing “circulating fluidized bed” (CFB) technology. MEA members and the general public can read an executive summary of MEA’s Integrated Resource Plan on the co-op’s website.
MEA held a series of three public meetings on Feb. 2 and 3 to present the cooperative’s plan for meeting the electric energy needs of Mat-Su and Chugiak-Eagle River, following the expiration of its current wholesale power supply contract in 2014.
“MEA’s contract to purchase wholesale power from Anchorage-based Chugach Electric ends in 2014, less than eight years from now,” said Tuckerman Babcock, MEA Director of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. “MEA members now have the opportunity to build the most modern and efficient energy facilities in Alaska. After these generation plants are operational, we will no longer be forced to rely on expensive power imported from Anchorage.”
The required facilities will include a 100 MW simple-cycle gas turbine generator, and a 100 MW clean coal/biomass generator utilizing “circulating fluidized bed” (CFB) technology. MEA members and the general public can read an executive summary of MEA’s Integrated Resource Plan on the co-op’s website.
MEA held a series of three public meetings on Feb. 2 and 3 to present the cooperative’s plan for meeting the electric energy needs of Mat-Su and Chugiak-Eagle River, following the expiration of its current wholesale power supply contract in 2014.
“MEA’s contract to purchase wholesale power from Anchorage-based Chugach Electric ends in 2014, less than eight years from now,” said Tuckerman Babcock, MEA Director of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. “MEA members now have the opportunity to build the most modern and efficient energy facilities in Alaska. After these generation plants are operational, we will no longer be forced to rely on expensive power imported from Anchorage.”