The election for the board of Chugach Electric Association ended Friday, and the green candidates backed by Outside money made headway.
Nine candidates were competing for three seats to guide the future of Anchorage’s electric utility. Three of the candidates were endorsed by Outside dark money through the Alaska Center for the Environment.
The results were that two of the green-endorsed candidates won seats on the board: Susanne Fleek-Green and Jim Nordland.
The results:
14,156 votes of 90,210 members voted.
Susanne Fleek-Green 6,725
Jim Nordland 6,417
Bettina Chastain 6.258
Shaina Kilcoyne 6,002
Harold Hollis 4,944
Brad Authier 4,056
Steve Konkel 2,109
Scott Von Gemmingen 1,871
James Wileman, 1,341
By-law change passed: 7,712 ves to 6,202 no
Because it is an electric association, campaign transparency laws do not apply and so the public will not know how much dark money came into play to influence voters, but across America, the environmental industry is trying to take over electric utilities and force them into solar and wind energy.
The electric utility, which bought Anchorage Municipal Light and Power two years ago, has nearly 500 employees.
The 2023 annual meeting, election, and member appreciation event was held Friday afternoon, with the annual meeting following at ChangePoint Alaska.
