Three Bears - Birchwood

Of its 6 ports, 4 are DC fast and 2 are Level 2. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 2.2 times the Alaska average of 2.7 ports per station. The registry lists 3 connector types: CHAdeMO, Legacy DC fast connector (Nissan Leaf era); J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector.

Chugiak has 2 charging stations in the DOE registry with 14 ports, the 14th-most of 30 cities and towns in Alaska. Three Bears - Birchwood accounts for 43% of the charging ports in Chugiak. It is the only evGateway station in Chugiak. Statewide, Alaska has 83 stations and 225 ports, the 51st-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in Alaska, NOT A PUBLIC SITE - IONNA Customer Experience Center (@East) in Adak, has 10 ports.

evGateway operates 481 stations in the registry across 42 states, with 560 DC fast and 2,523 Level 2 ports in total. 5 of those stations are in Alaska, 6% of the state's 83.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is public, meaning it is listed as open to any driver. It opened on Jan 28, 2025, one of 16 stations in Alaska with a 2025 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.