12/06 - BLOG - RCA COMPLAINT ON EXCESS LABOR COSTS - Chugach Consumers files the first ever formal complaint at the Regulatory Commission of Alaska about unfair and unjust IBEW Union labor costs. Superior Court Judge Stowers grants restraining order.

12/06 - ADDITIONAL IBEW CONTRACT INFORMATION - 65% of Controllable Costs    Extension History     Wage Graph    Major Provisions

4/05 - OTHER ELECTRIC UTILITY CONSUMER ISSUES - The old Chugach Consumers homepage with links to the historical background to issues facing ratepayers.

PRELIMINARY BENCHMARKING STUDY - CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
compared to 860 OTHER U.S. ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES - by Lee Ann Gerhart, CPA (Texas) - for Citizens for an Independent Chugach Electric.

IBEW UNION (ALASKA) INSULATED RUBBER GLOVE BAN -- EXAMPLE OF A FEATHERBEDDING PRACTICE -- Background documents assembled by Chugach Consumers

COMPETITIVE BIDDING SAVINGS TO CONSUMERS - IBEW Union admits they are much more expensive.  Also: Citizen Action cancels ML&P backroom deal, the IBEW Intertie Memorandum of Understanding restricting competition.

CHUGACH ELECTRIC GENERAL MANAGER EUGENE BJORNSTAD EVALUATION -- Adopted by Chugach board on 2/20/97.  Significant because it is one of the very rare times a general manager's personnel evaluation has become public in an Alaskan electric co-op.  Jump to these very revealing sections:   

• Plan for Achieving Chugach Electric Goal to be in the Top 10% in Economic Efficiency (NEVER DONE!)
• Lack of rational cost-benefit analysis - Three examples where board was misled by one-sided or incomplete information provided by general manager.

REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA - Resources for Electric Consumers