Alcan Electrical & Engineering is a licensed commercial electrical contractor based in Anchorage, serving facilities across Alaska. For more than 50 years, we have designed, built, and maintained the complex electrical systems that hospitals, airports, industrial plants, and public infrastructure depend on — from Southcentral and the Interior to Southeast Alaska and remote communities statewide.
If you are planning a commercial or industrial project anywhere in Alaska, Alcan brings the people, licensing, and field experience to deliver it reliably, on schedule, and to code.
Why Alaska’s largest projects choose Alcan
Alcan is one of Alaska’s largest electrical contractors, owned and operated by Alaskans. Our scale and our roots are both part of why owners and general contractors trust us with their most demanding work:
- 50+ years in Alaska. Decades of building in conditions, codes, and logistics unique to this state — not a national firm learning Alaska on your project.
- 200+ skilled professionals. Licensed electricians, technicians, and project managers who can staff and manage large, multi-phase builds.
- NECA and IBEW affiliated. Our partnership with the National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers means trained, certified craftspeople and a deep, reliable labor pool.
- Statewide reach. Headquartered in Anchorage with the ability to mobilize teams to the Interior, Southeast, and remote sites most contractors can’t service.
- Engaged leadership. Our leadership team stays involved at every stage of a project and supports both our crews and our customers from planning through closeout.
Alaskans, powering what matters most.
Commercial electrical construction services
Electrical systems are the backbone of every modern facility, and careful planning and execution are critical from design through energization. Alcan provides full-service commercial and industrial electrical construction across Alaska, including:
Power distribution systems
Design and installation of service entrances, switchgear, panels, and distribution for commercial and industrial facilities of any size.
Commercial & energy-efficient lighting
Interior and exterior lighting, lighting controls, and energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades that reduce operating costs.
Backup generators & emergency power
Standby generators, transfer systems, and emergency power for facilities where downtime isn’t an option — hospitals, public safety, data, and critical infrastructure.
High-voltage electrical systems
Installation and maintenance of high-voltage systems and the expertise to work safely on them.
Electrical system design & engineering
In-house design and engineering that keeps constructability, code, and budget aligned from the start.
Tenant improvements & renovations
Electrical work for build-outs, remodels, and tenant improvements, coordinated to keep occupied facilities running.
We also provide 24-hour maintenance support after project completion, so the systems we build keep performing.
Industries and facilities we power
Alcan’s commercial and industrial experience spans a wide range of facility types across Alaska, including:
office buildings, universities, hospitals and medical campuses, airports and terminals, schools, hotels, treatment and waste facilities, retail, roads and public infrastructure, oil and gas facilities, inter-tie power lines, and a broad range of renovations and tenant improvements.
This breadth matters: the same team that wires a remote oil field facility understands the reliability demands of an urban medical campus.
Serving all of Alaska
From our Anchorage headquarters, Alcan supports projects across the state:
- Anchorage & Mat-Su / Southcentral Alaska — our home region and the center of our operations.
- Fairbanks & Interior Alaska — teams mobilize for electrical infrastructure and integrated technology projects across the Interior.
- Juneau & Southeast Alaska — electrical construction and technology infrastructure throughout the Southeast.
- Remote communities statewide — the logistics experience to deliver in places national contractors won’t go.
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Representative projects
Alaska owners and general contractors have trusted Alcan on some of the state’s most significant facilities, including:
- Providence Alaska Medical Center — healthcare (Anchorage)
- Goose Creek Correctional Facility — corrections / public infrastructure (Mat-Su)
- Juneau Airport Terminal Reconstruction — aviation (Juneau)
- F-35 Weather Shelter — defense (Eielson AFB)
- Anchorage Fish Hatchery — public / industrial (Anchorage)
- Prudhoe Bay Waste Disposal Facility — industrial / oil & gas (North Slope)
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Safety
Alcan recognizes the hazards inherent in electrical construction and maintains a comprehensive, in-house safety program — “Safety Zone” — covering both safety and health, with weekly project-site safety meetings and management safety reviews. Our crews are trained through our NECA and IBEW affiliations in First Aid/CPR, trenching and excavation, confined space, aerial and forklift operation, and more.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alcan a licensed commercial electrical contractor in Alaska? Yes. Alcan Electrical & Engineering is a fully licensed commercial electrical contractor headquartered in Anchorage, serving the entire state.
What types of commercial electrical projects does Alcan handle? Alcan handles full-scale commercial and industrial electrical construction — power distribution, lighting, backup and emergency power, high-voltage systems, electrical design and engineering, and tenant improvements — for facilities including hospitals, airports, schools, industrial plants, and public infrastructure.
Does Alcan work outside of Anchorage? Yes. From our Anchorage headquarters we mobilize teams across Southcentral, the Interior (Fairbanks), Southeast (Juneau), and remote communities statewide.
Does Alcan provide electrical maintenance after construction? Yes. We provide 24-hour maintenance support after project completion, and offer ongoing electrical maintenance including NFPA 70B-aligned programs.
How large a project can Alcan take on? With 200+ employees and 50+ years of experience on Alaska’s largest facilities, Alcan is equipped to staff and manage large, complex, multi-phase commercial and industrial builds.