U.S. News Insider Tip: Eklutna Lake makes an excellent full-day adventure in Chugach State Park. You can also rent mountain bikes and kayaks from a third-party vendor right on the lakeshore.

When winter temperatures plunge, many diesel truck owners make starting their vehicles easier with a block heater. But when, ...

At the height of the storm, 17,500 customers were without power, according to Julie Hasquet, spokesperson for Chugach Electric Association. As of Monday, roughly 5,700 homes remained offline with ...

"We recognize some members have been without power for many hours," Chugach Electric said in a social media update. "Our crews will continue to work as safely and quickly as they can until all are ...

As of 9:30 p.m., Chugach Electric reported scattered outages affecting around 8,000 customers from Girdwood to East Anchorage. Matanuska Electric Association reported around 4,000 customers ...

“We recognize some members have been without power for many hours,” Chugach Electric said in a social ... deploying at least one fire engine or other apparatus to each incident.

Chugach Electric Association said Sunday’s storm left a wake of broad damage to power equipment that necessitated time-consuming repairs. Chugach officials on Monday had encouraged members ...

By 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Chugach Electric’s outage map showed power was out to about 17,500 members, largely concentrated in the Campbell Airstrip, Huffman Road, O’Malley Road and Oceanview areas.

Chugach Electric, with about 91,000 members, reported a peak of 17,500 without power at the height of the outage. By early Tuesday, that number was at about 1,00 members. Matanuska Electric ...

Traditionally, a lot of modern diesel-powered vehicles come equipped with a block heater. This includes diesel-powered trucks such as the Dodge Ram with its Cummins engine and the Ford Super Duty ...

Do not plug any other electrical devices into the same outlet as the heater," the association said. Many extension cords and power strips are not designed to handle the load of an electric heater.

While many major automobile companies are looking to diversify their alternative engine solutions using hydrogen, biofuels, and even alcohol others are sticking to the electric engine which has ...