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) January 11, 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)

Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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      CFR 230.425)

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      240.14a-12)

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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



                     Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

On January 11, 2008,  Senior Vice  President,  Power Delivery and Chief of Staff
Lee Thibert, tendered his resignation effective February 1, 2008. Mr. Thibert is
resigning  from Chugach in order to return to the  construction  and  consulting
industry.



                                   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:    January 14, 2008       CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.


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