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August 2018 Back Page – Our Biggest Wind Projects Are Underway!
AVEC has a fleet of 34 wind turbines in 11 communities. Because we have several communities connected to each other by tieline, we provide wind-generated electricity to 15 communities. The total installed wind capacity is about 3,300 kilowatts. The two projects under construction will increase our installed wind capacity by more than 50 percent to […]
July 2018 Back Page – Celebrating Emil Henry:
Emil Henry Sr.—better known as Alu —retired June 3. He worked for AVEC in Kiana, then in Ambler and then back in Kiana for 38 years. Emil had an incredible record of keeping the lights on! Emil started with AVEC in Kiana in September 1980. He and his family moved to Ambler in 1997 because […]
June 2018 Back Page – A Message From Meera:
Now that we are in June, we are in the busiest time of the year. Most of our communities will receive their first diesel fuel delivery this month. I wish I had good news about the price of fuel, but unfortunately, the world oil market has been significantly higher than a year ago and we […]
Historical AVEC News Release
It was 50 years ago this month, June 1968, that AVEC issued a news release announcing the opening of an office in Anchorage. AVEC also mentioned the first training courses offered to the men who would operate the power plants in their villages. More information on this is on the next page. The news release […]
AVEC’s First Electrical Training Course
This is a reprint of an article originally published in 1968. It details the extensive, 26-week skills training course AVEC’s original plant operators received, including small appliance repair, adult basic education and diesel engine operation. Seventeen men, now trained to maintain and operate power plants in their home villages, are graduating this week from the […]
May 2018 Back Page – AVEC Annual Meeting
The AVEC annual meeting was Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Anchorage. It was attended by all authorized delegates with the exception of one individual who missed a flight to Anchorage. Delegates engaged in several hours of work sessions as they established priorities for AVEC for the coming year. They also spent considerable time working with […]
April 2018 Back Page – Tribute to Loyd Hodson
Less than two years after AVEC energized its first three communities, the board of directors conducted a nationwide search to find the right leader to guide the fledgling utility in its mission to bring electricity to Alaska’s small, rural communities. The board selected Loyd Hodson—the right person at the right time. Born in Wichita, Kansas, […]
Non-Discrimination Statement
Non-Discrimination Statement
March 2018 Back Page – Are Your Electronics Protected?
Late last year, several major storms swept across the state. Electric systems were impacted in many communities, including several served by AVEC. AVEC’s linemen and generation technicians traveled from community to community, responding to outages ranging from entire communities to individual members whose services were damaged by flying debris. In the weeks following the storms, […]
February 2018 Back Page – Candidates for the Board
Here are your candidates for the three board seats you will be voting for. Look for a more detailed brochure arriving with your ballot later this month. Please cast your vote! Phyllis Clough (Old Harbor), board member since 2003: We have made some important decisions as a team, making sure impacts on the cooperative are […]