Power Plants in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska

Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska has 7 power plants totaling 376 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants7operating sites
Capacity376 MWnameplate
Generation813.8k MWhannual
CO₂605.2kmetric tons/year
Oil 59%Coal 30%Other Fossil 11%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
North PoleNorth PoleOil181 MWGolden Valley Elec Assn Inc
FairbanksFairbanksOil42.2 MWGolden Valley Elec Assn Inc
Battery Energy Storage SystemFairbanksOther Fossil40.0 MWGolden Valley Elec Assn Inc
University Of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksCoal39.6 MWUniversity Of Alaska
Chena Power PlantFairbanksCoal27.5 MWAurora Energy Llc
Eielson Afb Central Heat & Power PlantEielson AfbCoal26.0 MWU S Air Force-Eielson Afb
Utility Plants SectionFort WainwrightCoal20.0 MWDoyon Utilities - Ft. Wainwright

About power generation in Fairbanks North Star County

Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska has 7 power plants totaling 376 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the dominant fuel source at 59% of installed capacity, followed by Coal (30%) and Other Fossil (11%). The largest facility is North Pole at 181 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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