Power Outages in Anchorage Municipality, AK
Is there a power outage in Anchorage Municipality, AK right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Matanuska Electric Assn Inc and Chugach Electric Assn Inc in Anchorage Municipality, AK.
Anchorage Municipality, AK is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Anchorage Municipality, AK", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alaska/anchorage-municipality
No active outages are reported by Matanuska Electric Assn Inc and Chugach Electric Assn Inc in Anchorage Municipality.
Report an outage in Anchorage Municipality, AK
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Matanuska Electric Assn Inc and Chugach Electric Assn Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
14%of this county's ~110,826 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matanuska Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | 15,219 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Chugach Electric Assn Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc and Chugach Electric Assn Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Anchorage Municipalitywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99504 | 217 | ≤11 | 120 | 12 |
| 99508 | 146 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 99507 | 139 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 99501 | 128 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 99502 | 108 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 99515 | 107 | ≤11 | 58 | ≤11 |
| 99577 | 90 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 99517 | 66 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 99516 | 61 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 99503 | 60 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 99567 | 43 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 99518 | 40 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 99587 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99540 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99506 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Anchorage Municipality or any town and utility in it.
- Flood AdvisoryMINOR
Anchorage Municipality has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Anchorage Municipality, AK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,922 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 943 customers out (0.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 936 customers out (0.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Anchorage Municipality
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Anchorageno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Anchorage Municipality went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 66,516 customers.
The US EIA reports Alaska utilities averaged 9.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 7.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 66,516 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 538 | 6,171 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 684 | 16,409 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 677 | 16,610 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 727 | 3,682 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 644 | 11,496 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 597 | 21,929 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 626 | 66,516 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 687 | 47,945 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 772 | 29,805 | 7.3 |
Cost of power in Anchorage Municipality
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Anchorage Municipality, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Chugach Electric Assn Inc23.0¢97,742 cust
- Matanuska Electric Assn Inc24.5¢65,371 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High winter weather exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Anchorage Municipality: FAQ
- How often does Anchorage Municipality, AK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Anchorage Municipality, AK logged 772 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Anchorage Municipality, AK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 66,516 customers without power, beginning May 14, 2023 and lasting about 13h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Anchorage Municipality, AK right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Matanuska Electric Assn Inc and Chugach Electric Assn Inc in Anchorage Municipality, AK.
- Which utilities serve Anchorage Municipality, AK?
- Tracked electric providers include Chugach Electric Assn Inc, Matanuska Electric Assn Inc.
Anchorage. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Anchorage Municipality level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Anchorage Municipality.
99501, 99502, 99504, 99505, 99506, 99507, 99508, 99513, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518, 99530, 99540, 99567, 99577, 99587
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Anchorage Municipality, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Alaska →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matanuska Electric Assn Inc | 18.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Chugach Electric Assn Inc | 5.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Alaska customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/02020 and /api/v1/counties/02020/history.