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AEA acquisition of SSQ Transmission Line provides GVEA more future access to less expensive Bradley Lake hydroelectric power.
Last week, Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) acquired a Homer Electric Association transmission line that runs between the Sterling Substation and the Quartz Creek Substation on Kenai Lake. This transmission line, referred to as the SSQ Line, delivers Bradley Lake...
GVEA Holiday Light Contest!
GVEA is launching a Facebook Holiday Light Contest and we want to see your lights. Let’s be honest, this time of year we all need a little more light in our lives! Share a photo and you may win a credit on your electric bill. Submit one photo to pr@gvea.com or by...
Good¢ents Grants Awarded in November 2020
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in November. Six applications were reviewed, and five grants totaling $23,270 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants: Access Alaska: $8,000 grant to purchased an unexpectedly needed furnace to adequately heat the...
GVEA Member Survey
GVEA is working with National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Market Research Services to conduct a brief survey of GVEA’s members. The confidential survey is focused on customer service and takes approximately seven minutes. The feedback from members...
GVEA Board Approves $5 Million in Capital Credit Refunds
At their regular September meeting, the GVEA Board of Directors made the decision to retire all capital credit allocations from 1995 (and earlier), which totals $5 million. All refunds will be distributed by the end of November 2020. How will the capital credit...
Get Help With Your Energy Bills
On November 16, the governor’s bill protecting Alaskans who have been financially impacted by COVID-19 expired and GVEA resumed normal fees and disconnection procedures for members in past due/delinquent status. At this time, GVEA members struggling to keep up with...
GVEA Will Be Closing Lobbies
In light of the rising number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the Interior and Governor Dunleavy’s recent emergency alert, GVEA will be temporarily closing its lobbies to the public beginning on Monday, November 16, until further notice. We are once again taking...
Ready. Set. Snow!
TGIF! Plans this weekend? We have suggestions. With warm temperatures and up to 10 inches of snow (YAY!) in the forecast, we want to make sure you’re prepared for possible outages. Trees are heavy with snow and leaning towards power lines – more snow will increase the...
GVEA Lobby Access Restricted
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Interior, GVEA lobby access is restricted. As a precautionary measure for the safety of our employees, members and the communities we serve, GVEA is restricting lobby access. Only one member will be admitted to the GVEA...
Effective November 16, GVEA will resume normal fees and disconnection procedures for members in past due/delinquent status.
This pandemic has hit all of us, and some of you may have been unable to pay for your electric service. Starting in March, GVEA voluntarily suspended disconnections of electric service for residential members and the assessment of late fees for nonpayment of bills....