Power Outages in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.2 hours.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alaska/matanuska-susitna-borough
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK". https://massoutage.com/alaska/matanuska-susitna-borough
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~60,695 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Matanuska Electric Assn Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matanuska Electric Assn Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Matanuska-Susitna Boroughwho 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99654 | 197 | ≤11 | 150 | ≤11 |
| 99645 | 146 | ≤11 | 105 | ≤11 |
| 99623 | 78 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 99687 | 67 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 99688 | 41 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 99652 | 27 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 99676 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 99683 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 99674 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Matanuska-Susitna Borough right now.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Winter Weather Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Hydrologic Outlook ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Winter Weather Advisory ×3
Latest Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 776 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 56m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,375 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,696 customers out (4.5% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,375 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,696 customers out (4.5% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,197 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Matanuska-Susitna Borough went about 23.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 47,060 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 23.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 25,042 customers out) · decade average 10.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 64 | 2,739 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 809 | 47,060 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | 690 | 9,999 | 7.7 |
| 2020 | 619 | 6,537 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 687 | 8,286 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 677 | 25,042 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | 655 | 16,874 | 10.5 |
| 2024 | 709 | 22,585 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 677 | 21,218 | 23.2 |
Cost of power in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Matanuska-Susitna Borough, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- 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.
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 10.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: FAQ
- How often does Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK logged 677 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 47,060 customers without power, beginning November 30, 2018 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK?
- Tracked electric providers include Matanuska Electric Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
99623, 99645, 99652, 99654, 99667, 99674, 99676, 99683, 99688, 99694, 99729
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matanuska Electric Assn Inc | 18.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/02170 and /api/v1/counties/02170/history.