Energy prices are rising. The Dunleavy administration refuses to act.

Catherine Rocchi

COMMENTARY

People choose to live in Anchorage for all sorts of reasons. Energy prices aren’t one of them.

Most residential Chugach Electric members in Anchorage pay 22.5 cents/kWh for their electricity — far higher than the national average of 16.6 cents/kWh. Rural Alaskans pay even more, and there are few signs of improvement. The lion’s share of Anchorage’s energy comes from natural gas, which is becoming more expensive as development in Cook Inlet stalls.

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