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All-Alaska Rate Electric Power Pricing Structure

Acknowledgements We sincerely appreciate the time and effort of utility and program managers who met with us and shared information and insights. We also thank colleagues who gave us valuable feedback. Anchorage were asked to research the potential options and impacts of establishing an All-Alaska Rate as an alternative to the current Power Cost Equalization (PCE) program funding formula. We were asked to provide a history of the PCE program and information on electricity rates and patterns of consumption across regions of Alaska. This report provides the results of this analysis. Alaska is unique in many ways, including its consumption and pricing of electricity. There are large regional differences in consumption and prices that result from proximity to different types and quantities of resources. Differences in remoteness and population size also influence costs. Urban areas in the southern Railbelt benefit from larger economies of scale and access to natural gas and hydroelectric resources; the majority of hydroelectric facilities are located in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. Most communities in rural Alaska depend on volatile and high price fossil fuels for the generation of electricity. The Alaska statewide weighted average residential rate for electricity (17.6 cents per kilowatt (kWh) in CY2011) is higher than the U.1 cents) based on ranking of average residential price per kWh. Hidden in the Alaska statewide average is considerable variation with some communities paying less than the national average and some paying considerably more. The Railbelt and Southeast regions have the lowest average residential rates. North Slope residential customers also have lower average rates. Some communities in the North Slope region have access to more affordable natural gas and the North Slope Borough provides energy payments in addition to Power Cost Equalization (PCE) disbursements. Most other regions have rates (adjusted for PCE) almost twice that of Alaska urban areas. Some communities with hydroelectric power have the lowest rates but in most cases customers are not paying the full, true cost of power because the cost of construction was heavily subsidized by state and federal governments. Table S1 shows average annual residential consumption and rates across different regions of Alaska. The Power Cost Equalization is a program that helps reduce electricity rates that residential customers and community facilities pay. The PCE program has two predecessors between fiscal year