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Matanuska Electric Association electricity rates

What homes pay Matanuska Electric Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 67,217 homes in Alaska. EIA lists it as Matanuska Electric Assn Inc.

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Average price
25.2¢ a kWh
Up 4.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$154 a month
Up 9.1% on a year ago
Average use
612 kWh
A month. Alaska 588 kWh
Price rank in Alaska
3 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Matanuska Electric Association homes paid 25.2¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across Alaska.

Matanuska Electric Association vs Alaska

Matanuska Electric AssociationAlaska
Average price, 12 months to August 202625.2¢26.9¢
Price in August 202627.6¢29.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$154$158
Bill in August 2026$144$139
Average monthly use612 kWh588 kWh
Price change, past year+4.0%+5.0%
Price change since 2019+17%+18%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026