Chugach's mission is to maximize the value its customers receive by safely providing competitively-priced, reliable energy and services through innovation, leadership and prudent management. Chugach's vision is to be the customer-preferred provider of reliable utility services in regulated and competitive Alaskan markets. Chugach Electric Association is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. Anchorage itself sits at the base of the Chugach Mountains. The word "Chugach" comes from an Eskimo tribal name, which the Russians recorded as "Chugatz" or "Tchougatskoi". In 1898, U.S. Army Capt. W.R. Abercrombie spelled the name "Chugatch" and applied it to the mountains.