Don’t let the vampires suck you dry
Halloween is just around the corner making this a great time to talk about vampires. Let’s leave blood-sucking vampires out of this and instead talk about the ones that suck electricity.
Good¢ents trustees award $53,803
The Good¢ents Board of Trustees recently reviewed 20 applications and awarded 12 grants totaling $53,803. Here is a breakdown of the awards: $5,500 to the Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska for an energy-conservation project focused on lighting. $3,000 to Calypso Farm & Ecology Center for a technology upgrade. $5,000 …
Outage Preparedness Expo this Saturday
Join us this Saturday at the Carlson Center for the Fairbanks Area Preparedness Expo. GVEA’s booth will highlight how and why we experience power outages as well as backup power sources. We’ll have Generator Booklets on hand as well as other outage preparedness information.
A lucky find at the Healy Power Plant
A key component of one of the water outlet valves at our Healy Power Plant went missing this spring. During break up, a big chunk of ice came down the Nenana River and ripped the operating mechanism (called the bonnet) right off the valve. The valve was stuck in a …
Winter electric rate forecast
Effective September 1, the Fuel & Purchased Power Charge* will increase from $0.08774 to $0.10576. This charge covers the costs of fuel to operate our local power plants as well as the cost of purchased power from other utilities. It is calculated quarterly with the next adjustment coming December 1. The Fuel …
How much does it cost to run an electric heater?
Electric heaters might be inexpensive to buy, but they are not inexpensive to operate. A typical 1,200-watt electric heater left on just four hours each day will add about $30 to your monthly electric bill. That’s about $1 per day, or $0.25 per hour of operation. Sometimes electric heaters can be …
Is Fairbanks’ population on the decline?
Not if residential electric meters are any indicator If residential electric meters are any indicator of population trends, Fairbanks’ population is still growing. Since 2002, we’ve experienced a 17.5% increase in residential electric meters. And while the percent increase in residential meters has slowed in recent years, it’s still an upward trend. *
Three scams that could affect you
Last week, a member received a phone call from someone claiming to be a GVEA employee. The caller told the member that his power would be turned off if credit card payment information wasn’t given right away. Fortunately, this member was skeptical and contacted GVEA. If GVEA has any questions …
Photos from a North Pole Power Plant project
More than 170 tons of materials have arrived at our old North Pole Power Plant over the past few of weeks. Employees have been anticipating the shipments as they contain the parts for a new regenerator. We’re replacing one of two regenerators in our old North Pole Power Plant. Regenerators capture waste heat from …
Please join us for ice cream
Wednesday, August 21, we will be hosting an ice cream social for all GVEA members from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at our Fairbanks campus. Stop by for an ice cream, meet your GVEA board and say farewell to retiring director Ron Bergh.