🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Alaska
Alaska operates 15 natural gas power plants totaling 1,457 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 3.2M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants15operating
Capacity1,457 MWnameplate
Generation3.2M MWhannual
All Alaska natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2 | Anchorage | Anchorage County | 347 MW | Chugach Electric Assn Inc |
| Beluga | Beluga | Kenai Peninsula County | 312 MW | Chugach Electric Assn Inc |
| Southcentral Power Project | Anchorage | Anchorage County | 204 MW | Chugach Electric Assn Inc |
| Eklutna Generation Station | Chugiak | Anchorage County | 171 MW | Matanuska Electric Assn Inc |
| Soldotna | Soldotna | Kenai Peninsula County | 97 MW | Homer Electric Assn Inc |
| Nikiski Combined Cycle | Nikiski | Kenai Peninsula County | 81 MW | Homer Electric Assn Inc |
| Hank Nikkels Plant 1 | Anchorage | Anchorage County | 78 MW | Chugach Electric Assn Inc |
| Bernice Lake | Nikiski | Kenai Peninsula County | 77 MW | Homer Electric Assn Inc |
| Tnsg North Plant | Deadhorse | North Slope County | 26 MW | Tdx North Slope Generating Inc. |
| Barrow | Barrow | North Slope County | 17 MW | Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc |
| International | Anchorage | Anchorage County | 15 MW | Chugach Electric Assn Inc |
| Nutrien Kenai Nitrogen Operations | Kenai | Kenai Peninsula County | 13 MW | Nutrien Us Llc |
| Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant | Kenai | Kenai Peninsula County | 9 MW | Tesoro Alaska Company Llc |
| Tnsg South Plant | Deadhorse | North Slope County | 8 MW | Tdx North Slope Generating Inc. |
| Nsb Nuiqsut Utility | Nuiqsut | North Slope County | 4 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |