🔥 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
Where natural gas plants sit in Alaska
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 |