When will the power be back in Anchorage, AK?

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No significant borough-wide outage reported in Anchorage, AK right now.

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Elsewhere in Alaska: 3 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 1:16 AM AKDT.

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Who serves Anchorage?

Borough-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Chugach Electric and Matanuska Electric Association. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Anchorage, AK

Last significant outage: Sep 19, 2026 — peaked at 257 customers, restored in ~22.7 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 12 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 8.3 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 23, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Anchorage, AK

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 704 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 22 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~3.5 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~66,516 customers out in May 2023, restored after about 4.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2024.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), borough-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

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Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Anchorage, AK?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Anchorage include Chugach Electric and Matanuska Electric Association — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Kenai Peninsula · Matanuska-Susitna · Chugach · Denali · Copper River · Fairbanks North Star · Southeast Fairbanks · Lake and Peninsula

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Anchorage in detail

ZIP codes in Anchorage:

Anchorage also extends into a neighboring borough: 99519 · 99695. Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Anchorage: the closest other place we track is Wasilla, about 31 miles to the north.