Wrangell, Alaska - City Council News and Information
Electrical Department Wrangell Municipal Light & Power
Generation And Distribution Department
Electrical Superintendent: Steve Henson
Office:1043 Case Ave
Mailing: P.O. Box 531
907-874-3602
Fax: 907-874-3614
wmlp@gci.net
Office hours:Monday - Friday 7:30am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00 pm
Wrangell purchases the majority of its power from Tyee Hydro Electric facility. Hydro provides a more cost efficient and environmentally friendly source of power. WMLP also maintains and operates a 5 meg diesel power generation facility. Wrangell's distribution area consists of 21.3 miles of overhead and 1 mile of underground line energized at 7200 volts.
Our service area consists the following customers:
Residential 1053
Small commercial 512
Large Commercial 9
Major Industrial 1
The department consists of 7 full time employees:
Electrical Superintendent, Steve Henson
Electrical line supervisor,
David Pacheco
Electrical secretary, Valerie Biastoch
Journeyman lineman, Mark Armstrong
Apprentice Lineman,Ron Paul
Diesel Mechanic, Clay Hammer
Meter Reader/Ground man, David Joseph
Electrical permits are required for all new developments and most remodels and are issued at the Electrical office. A copy of the permit that must be signed is provided below.
Service installation handbooks, Wrangell Municipal codes and the current NEC code books are available at the Electrical office for public use.
