Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to reduce energy costs and provide renewable sources of energy to the people of western Alaska. Founded and led by non-profit, tribal, energy organizations, and Alaska Native stakeholders in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region we work toward the following mission:

To achieve a more resilient and connected region while empowering our communities with access to affordable, sustainable energy infrastructure.

The cooperative was first incorporated in 1995 as Nuvista Light and Power Company, and later changed to Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative, Inc. in 2007. Over the years both entities received some funding through the Alaska Energy Authority to analyze energy issues in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Region. In 2011, Nuvista was tasked anew with tackling the energy reality on behalf of Yukon-Kuskokwim communities. We are taking practical steps forward so that rural Alaska’s energy solutions are our solutions.

At Nuvista, we see access to affordable energy as being a component of self-determination for our people and self-sufficiency for our businesses and families. Nuvista’s role is to speak up for, and work on behalf of, the people we are trying to help. We will have succeeded when we have attained affordable, sustainable energy choices for every community in our region.