# Alaska Online Public Notices #TA361-4

Alaska review of ENSTAR gas exchange agreement and tariff changes

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** October 30, 2026
**Identifier:** TA361-4
**NAICS:** 221210

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska is reviewing ENSTAR Natural Gas Company, LLC’s proposed gas exchange and related tariff changes.
- **Government buyer:** Regulatory Commission of Alaska, within the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; statewide jurisdiction.
- **Named companies:** **ENSTAR Natural Gas Company, LLC** (utility), **Hilcorp Cook Inlet, LLC** (gas supplier), and **Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. (MEA)** (recipient of returned gas volumes).
- **Requested arrangement:** Hilcorp would deliver approximately 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas to ENSTAR. ENSTAR would later return equivalent volumes to MEA.
  - Initial volumes are priced at $11.75 per Mcf, made up of $9.00 per Mcf for gas and a $2.75 per Mcf facilitation fee.
  - Payback volumes are valued at $9.00 per Mcf.
- **Related tariff change:** ENSTAR seeks to include gas exchange agreements in the cost elements eligible for recovery through its gas cost adjustment surcharge.
- **Timing:** Initial deliveries are anticipated in late 2026, with equivalent volumes to be returned by 2028. The proposed arrangement spans roughly 1.5 years; no annual subscription or options are identified.
- **Opportunity context:** This is a regulatory approval filing, not a procurement solicitation or award. No separate product purchase, part number, or total contract value is stated.

### Description

ENSTAR Natural Gas Company, LLC filed TA361-4 seeking approval of a Gas Exchange Agreement with Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. and Hilcorp Cook Inlet, LLC, and authority to pass associated costs and credits through its gas cost adjustment surcharge. The agreement calls for Hilcorp to deliver approximately 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas to ENSTAR in late 2026, with ENSTAR returning equivalent volumes to MEA by March 31, 2028. The filing also proposes revisions to Section 708 of ENSTAR’s tariff to include gas exchange agreements in the surcharge methodology. ENSTAR requests expedited consideration and an October 30, 2026 effective date; public comments are due October 29, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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