Big Lake • Matanuska-Susitna Borough • Railbelt Grid
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Utilities for Service Area(s):

Grid: Railbelt Grid

PCE Status: Ineligible

Power Plants (5):

  • Eklutna Generation Station
  • Eklutna Hydro Project
  • JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant
  • South Fork Hydro (Eagle River)
  • Willow Solar

Other communities within the service area (25):

Rates

Residential Rate (2021)
$0.21/kWh
Commercial Rate (2021)
$0.19/kWh

Production

Railbelt Grid

Big Lake is part of the Railbelt Grid grid.

Data reflects the overall grid, which may serve one or multiple communities.

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  • Yearly Data
    • Average: 410311.66 MWh
    Max: 482324.8 MWh
    (Dec)
    Min: 365208.5 MWh
    (Apr)
    Year: 2021
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    Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Month Year
    258639.0 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
    72164.5 CL Coal 1 2021
    57551.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 1 2021
    32761.0 WO Waste Oil 1 2021
    8840.3 WND Wind 1 2021
    5045.9 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 1 2021
    3560.7 LFG Landfill Gas 1 2021
    -256.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 1 2021
    244931.4 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
    57294.6 CL Coal 2 2021
    47886.9 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2 2021
    32984.0 WO Waste Oil 2 2021
    8004.8 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2 2021
    6729.7 WND Wind 2 2021
    3467.1 LFG Landfill Gas 2 2021
    -219.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 2 2021
    249286.7 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
    66938.6 CL Coal 3 2021
    45926.0 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 3 2021
    34953.9 WO Waste Oil 3 2021
    8712.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 3 2021
    8386.9 WND Wind 3 2021
    3374.8 LFG Landfill Gas 3 2021
    -233.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 3 2021
    233823.2 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
    40510.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 4 2021
    39540.8 CL Coal 4 2021
    33111.0 WO Waste Oil 4 2021
    9172.4 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 4 2021
    6660.8 WND Wind 4 2021
    2676.1 LFG Landfill Gas 4 2021
    -286.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 4 2021
    224255.3 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
    67625.1 CL Coal 5 2021
    50188.1 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 5 2021
    16518.9 WO Waste Oil 5 2021
    7867.3 WND Wind 5 2021
    4043.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 5 2021
    2943.0 LFG Landfill Gas 5 2021
    -291.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 5 2021
    224318.2 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
    68548.7 CL Coal 6 2021
    54037.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 6 2021
    25497.4 WO Waste Oil 6 2021
    8129.1 WND Wind 6 2021
    3061.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 6 2021
    2775.0 LFG Landfill Gas 6 2021
    -382.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 6 2021
    254861.6 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
    75716.5 CL Coal 7 2021
    48113.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 7 2021
    22495.1 WO Waste Oil 7 2021
    9575.8 WND Wind 7 2021
    3767.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 7 2021
    2860.0 LFG Landfill Gas 7 2021
    -303.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 7 2021
    271518.5 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
    56973.9 CL Coal 8 2021
    45399.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 8 2021
    30759.6 WO Waste Oil 8 2021
    9701.9 WND Wind 8 2021
    9057.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 8 2021
    2904.0 LFG Landfill Gas 8 2021
    -306.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 8 2021
    214136.4 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
    47628.7 CL Coal 9 2021
    37237.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 9 2021
    35725.0 WO Waste Oil 9 2021
    19477.6 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 9 2021
    9940.6 WND Wind 9 2021
    2702.0 LFG Landfill Gas 9 2021
    -416.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 9 2021
    248521.1 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
    46507.9 CL Coal 10 2021
    39175.0 WO Waste Oil 10 2021
    38211.8 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 10 2021
    16193.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 10 2021
    10040.2 WND Wind 10 2021
    3905.0 LFG Landfill Gas 10 2021
    -418.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 10 2021
    274821.5 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
    76878.1 CL Coal 11 2021
    44785.0 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 11 2021
    33964.3 WO Waste Oil 11 2021
    8907.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 11 2021
    5705.0 WND Wind 11 2021
    3801.0 LFG Landfill Gas 11 2021
    -186.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 11 2021
    284968.2 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
    77077.2 CL Coal 12 2021
    57546.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 12 2021
    37587.0 WO Waste Oil 12 2021
    11025.8 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 12 2021
    10483.3 WND Wind 12 2021
    3102.2 LFG Landfill Gas 12 2021
    671.9 JF Jet Fuel 12 2021
    -137.0 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 12 2021
    Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Year
    2984081 NG Natural Gas 2021
    752895 CL Coal 2021
    567393 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021
    375532 WO Waste Oil 2021
    106468 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2021
    102061 WND Wind 2021
    38071 LFG Landfill Gas 2021
    672 JF Jet Fuel 2021
    -3433 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 2021

    Capacity

    Railbelt Grid

    Big Lake is part of the Railbelt Grid grid.

    Data reflects the overall grid, which may serve one or multiple communities.

    Total: 2229.4 MW
    Average: 247.71 MW
    Max: 1403.7 MW (NG)
    Min: 1.9 MW (SUN)
    Year: 2021
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  • Capacity Data
    • Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Capacity (MW) Year
    CL Coal 194.8 2021
    DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 231.9 2021
    LFG Landfill Gas 11.5 2021
    MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 89.5 2021
    NG Natural Gas 1403.7 2021
    SUN Solar 1.9 2021
    WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 191.6 2021
    WND Wind 44.5 2021
    WO Waste Oil 60.0 2021

    Sales, Revenue & Customers

    Reported by: Matanuska Electric Assn Inc
    Total Sales (2021)

    768,738 MWh

    Total Customers (2021)

    67,755

    Total Revenue (2021)

    $155,654,200

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    Customer Type Customers Sales (Mwh) Revenue ($) Year
    Residential 61,091 458,646 $98,188,800 2021
    Commercial 6,664 310,092 $57,465,400 2021
    Total 67,755 768,738 $155,654,200 2021

    Fuel Prices

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    FIPS Fuel Type Price Type Source Season Year Price (USD)
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2018 $3.29
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2018 $2.95
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2019 $3.08
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2019 $2.86
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2020 $2.45
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2020 $2.95
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2021 $3.65
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2021 $2.53
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2022 $5.45
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2022 $3.80
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2023 $4.35
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2023 $3.85
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Summer 2024 $3.92
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2024 $3.69
    0207070 Gasoline Regional BLS Winter 2025 $3.45

    Geography

    Community Big Lake
    Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough
    Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
    Grid Railbelt Grid
    Latitude, Longitude 61.55227873 , -149.81915873
    School District(s)
    • Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (Borough)

    Transportation

    Last Updated: 2023-08-24
    Airport
    Harbor Dock
    State Ferry
    Cargo Barge
    Road Connection
    Coastal

    Big Lake Road is accessible from mile 52 of the George Parks Highway. A state-owned gravel airstrip and float plane dock are available. Several boat launches and a marina support recreational watercraft.

    Legislative Districts

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    District Name As of Date
    30 Houston/Big Lake/Parks Highway 2022-05-24
    Senate District As of Date
    O 2022-05-24

    Population

    Total Big Lake Population as of 2020:

    3,833

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    This chart shows estimated population with the margin of error stacked on top to indicate uncertainty.

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    Populations Ages and Sexes Table
    Community FIPS Code Start Year End Year Is Most Recent Geo Source Estimated Total Population Margin of Error Total Population Estimated Age Under 5 Margin of Error Age Under 5 Estimated Age 5-9 Margin of Error Age 5-9 Estimated Age 10-14 Margin of Error Age 10-14 Estimated Age 15-19 Margin of Error Age 15-19 Estimated Age 20-24 Margin of Error Age 20-24 Estimated Age 25-34 Margin of Error Age 25-34 Estimated Age 35-44 Margin of Error Age 35-44 Estimated Age 45-54 Margin of Error Age 45-54 Estimated Age 55-59 Margin of Error Age 55-59 Estimated Age 60-64 Margin of Error Age 60-64 Estimated Age 65-74 Margin of Error Age 65-74 Estimated Age 75-84 Margin of Error Age 75-84 Estimated Age 85+ Margin of Error Age 85+ Estimated Median Age Margin of Error Median Age Estimated Under 18 Margin of Error Under 18 Estimated 18 Plus Margin of Error 18 Plus Estimated 21 Plus Margin of Error 21 Plus Estimated 62 Plus Margin of Error 62 Plus Estimated 65 Plus Margin of Error 65 Plus Estimated Total Margin of Error Total Estimated Male Margin of Error Male Estimated Female Margin of Error Female
    0207070 2018 2022 P 3232 364 209 86 231 76 172 61 160 70 184 70 608 201 364 100 323 76 295 77 228 61 323 67 107 42 28 24 35 4 709 149 2523 280 2385 271 574 83 458 84
    0207070 2019 2023 true P 3291 421 176 82 244 76 189 63 215 83 171 76 533 197 419 111 333 81 269 61 285 74 330 80 104 43 23 23 36 4 734 172 2557 316 2395 293 585 110 457 88 3291 421 1793 266 1498 221

    This chart shows estimated gender distribution with margin of error included in the labels.

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    Climate

    Heating Degree Days (HDD): 10662