CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this quarterly report of Chugach Electric  Association,  Inc.
(the  "Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  September  30,  2007,  I,
William R. Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(a) This quarterly  report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(b) The information  contained in this quarterly report fairly presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.

Date: November 19, 2007


                                                     /s/ William R. Stewart
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                                                     William R. Stewart
                                                     Chief Executive Officer