GETTING INVOLVED
WITH YOUR LOCAL ENERGY CO-OP

The Golden Valley Electric Association is a member-owned cooperative, meaning that anyone who pays a GVEA electric bill is also a member-owner and has a voice in what the cooperative does!

A seven member Board of Directors governs GVEA. They are elected by member-owners residing in their respective districts. Read on to learn how to get involved!

THE GOLDEN VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

is a member-owned cooperative meaning that anyone who pays a GVEA electric bill is also a member owner and has a voice in what the cooperative does! We currently have lots of opportunities to get involved in electing renewable energy champions and encouraging the board to hold to their promises to switch to renewables. Get involved by emailing connect@fbxclimateaction.org.

Our energy infrastructure is aging and we can no longer rely on cheap natural gas from Cook Inlet. The Alaska Railbelt, from Homer to Fairbanks is facing increasing prices, reductions in electricity generation sources and decreasing reliability.

GVEA’s usual energy sources are no longer enough to meet demand: Our coal plants are aging and no longer run at full capacity, Hydro-energy from Bradley Lake will not be available for the next three winters, when we need it most, as the power line north gets upgraded, and Anchorage is no longer able to send us low cost energy.

GVEA does not have a plan to reduce costs and increase reliability beyond relying on a status quo that is rapidly losing its relevance.

What GVEA decides to do now will affect our communities for generations to come. We can either double down on a system that is failing and push the can down the road or get creative and build something new that works for us now and in the future.

ways to engage

  • Attend monthly board meetings and make comments

  • Contact your district’s board member by phone or email to ask them questions and share your opinions

  • Attend the Annual Membership meeting held every May

  • Join the GVEA Member Advisory Committee (MAC)

  • Vote for board members who represent your views

  • Send an email to connect@fbxclimateaction.org to learn more about how to get involved