8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 8, 2008

                       CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Alaska                     33-42125                    92-0014224
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

   5601 Electron Drive, Anchorage, Alaska                            99518
 (Address of Principal's Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (907) 563-7494

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 8, 2008, the Municipality of Anchorage (ML&P) and Chugach Electric
Association, Inc. (CEA) issued a mutual press release announcing that a panel,
appointed to consider the possible merger of Southcentral Alaska's two largest
utilities, is recommending the utilities explore joint generation and operations
between the two, which a consultant's report says could save ratepayers nearly
$200 million. The panel is chaired by Mayor Mark Begich and Chugach Board Chair
Elizabeth Vazquez.

After reviewing a draft report issued by national utilities expert Ron Nichols
of Navigant Consulting, Inc., and considering the public testimony that was
provided at the public hearing, the panel adopted a motion recommending the
management of CEA and ML&P seek ways to implement the savings identified by the
Navigant study and report back on their progress within 60 days.

The original motion stated, "That the management of CEA and ML&P immediately
enter into discussions to merge, or otherwise combine, the generation and
operations of the two companies in an enterprise or enterprises that would
create substantial savings over operating the companies separately an in such
fashion that both managements support as practical and beneficial to their
customers and owners and report their findings back this panel within 60 days."

The amendment to the motion stated, "That this panel further ask the management
of CEA and ML&P to plan to capture the savings contemplated in the Navigant
study from cooperation on generation and that they do this in such a fashion
that solicits participation and cooperation from other Railbelt utilities. This
request is not meant to be used to delay a generation cooperation plan by
requiring broader participation but, to ensure that the plan will provide for
such action when and if it can happen."

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



Date:  February 13, 2008          CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.


                                  By:    /s/  Bradley W. Evans
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                           Bradley W. Evans
                                           Acting Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


     Municipality of      [GRAPHIC OMITTED]        P.O. Box 196650
          Anchorage                                Anchorage, Alaska  99519-6650
                                                   Telephone: (907) 343-4431
                                                   Fax: (907) 343-4499
                                                   Email : www.muni.org

                                                   Mark Begich, Mayor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                          Contact: Leslie Ridle,
Feb. 8, 2008                                       343-7103
2008-13


                 ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO CONSIDER JOINT OPERATIONS
        Up to $200 Million in Efficiency Savings is Goal of 60-Day Review

A panel appointed to consider the possible merger of Southcentral Alaska's two
largest utilities is recommending the utilities explore joint generation and
operations between the two, which a consultant's report says could save
ratepayers nearly $200 million.

The recommendation came Thursday evening during a meeting of the Municipal Light
and Power/Chugach Electric Association Merger Study Advisory Panel, a
seven-member group formed to consider joint generation and operations between
the two utilities. The panel is chaired by Mayor Mark Begich and Chugach Board
Chair Elizabeth Vazquez.

After reviewing a draft report issued by national utilities expert Ron Nichols
of Navigant Consulting, Inc., and considering the public testimony that was
provided at the public hearing, the panel adopted a motion recommending the
management of Chugach and ML&P seek ways to implement the savings identified by
the Navigant study and report back on their progress within 60 days.

"After 20 years and numerous efforts to make Southcentral's utilities more
efficient, this is a real breakthrough which could save ratepayers some serious
money," said Mayor Begich. "I have directed ML&P to fully cooperate in
discussions with Chugach to look at every possible avenue of efficiencies."

"The Chugach Board firmly believes that it has the obligation to deliver more
value to our ratepayer members. As such, we have been ready to pursue joint
generation and joint operations with ML&P and other utilities. This follows the
recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Panel to achieve more cost savings for our
ratepayer members" said Chugach Board Chair Vazquez. "We are delighted the Panel
has decided to proceed in this manner and are optimistic that we can achieve
savings for our ratepayers."

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Utility merger release        2-2-2-2                                     2/8/08



Navigant delivered its Draft Phase I report to the Panel in November 2007. Since
then, the public provided the panel a wide range of comments at a public hearing
in late November. Navigant's report identified potential savings of almost $200
million as possible through either a merger of the utilities or by jointly
working together in areas such as construction of future generating capacity and
consolidation of utility functions that are presently duplicated at each
utility.

A copy of the motion adopted by the Panel can be seen on the Municipality's
website at http://www.muni.org/Mayor/mlpcea.cfm.


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