Good¢ents Trustees award funds
In late November, the Good¢ents Board of Trustees reviewed 18 applications and awarded nine grants totaling $31,384.
Run for GVEA’s Board of Directors
If you have been waiting for an opportunity to get involved in your cooperative, here is a good one. Nominating Committees in GVEA’s Districts 1, 2 and 3 are seeking board of director applicants.
It’s final – GVEA owns the Healy Unit 2 power plant
Good news for electric ratepayers; Golden Valley has the keys to Healy Unit 2. The coal-fired power plant is expected to help stabilize electric rates which have fluctuated with the oil market over the past several years.
Winds could cause blinks or outages
Thursday, December 12 @ 10:50 a.m. – Weather Service is indicating winds may pick up tonight through Thursday evening. Members may experience blinking lights due to snow or ice offloading from power lines or trees hitting power lines.
Power restored after snow storm
Tuesday, December 10 @ 8 a.m. – All members who have reported outages caused by yesterday’s heavy snowfall are back online. The only outages remaining are a few members on Chena Hot Springs Rd.
Snow drops hundreds of trees into power lines
Monday, December 9 @ 7:30 p.m. – Thousands of GVEA members have been affected by today’s power outages. Farmers Loop, Steese Highway, Chena Hot Springs Road, North Pole and South Fairbanks were hit the hardest.
What to do if there’s a tree in the line
This month, GVEA linemen are making a concentrated effort to assess these trees. Our right of way crews, who usually have the winter off, have been called back in to assist.
An Ode to Power
As of Thursday morning, November 21, all members who reported outages caused by last week’s winter storm were back online. The only outages remaining are members with damaged equipment (service entrances and masts). Once the damaged equipment is repaired, crews will reconnect these members. The widespread outages reminded us that …
What should I do when the power goes out?
Here are some things to keep in mind when the power goes out: Food For prolonged outages, pack food in a cooler. Make sure the temperature stays below 40°F. Food above this temperature should not be eaten. Find a cool place to put your cooler, like near your garage doors …
Are you prepared for stormy weather?
Lots of snow (and heavy snow at that) has caused some recloser action in GVEA’s service territory. Recloser actions happen when snow offloads from the power lines causing them to slap together.