🛢 Oil Power Plants in Alaska
Alaska operates 92 oil power plants totaling 824 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 845.5k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants92operating
Capacity824 MWnameplate
Generation845.5k MWhannual
All Alaska oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | North Pole | Fairbanks North Star County | 181 MW | Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc |
| Lemon Creek | Juneau | Juneau County | 62 MW | Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. |
| Fairbanks | Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star County | 42 MW | Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc |
| Industrial Plant | Juneau | Juneau County | 42 MW | Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. |
| Auke Bay | Juneau | Juneau County | 36 MW | Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. |
| S W Bailey | Ketchikan | Ketchikan Gateway County | 26 MW | Ketchikan Public Utilities |
| Jarvis Street | Sitka | Sitka County | 26 MW | City & Borough Of Sitka - (Ak) |
| Delta Power | Delta Junction | Southeast Fairbanks County | 23 MW | Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc |
| Dutch Harbor | Dutch Harbor | Aleutians West County | 22 MW | City Of Unalaska - (Ak) |
| Snake River | Nome | Nome County | 18 MW | Nome Joint Utility Systems |
| Kodiak Microgrid | Kodiak | Kodiak Island County | 18 MW | Kodiak Electric Assn Inc |
| Kotzebue Hybrid | Kotzebue | Northwest Arctic County | 18 MW | Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc |
| Unisea G 2 | Dutch Harbor | Aleutians West County | 18 MW | Unisea Inc |
| Naknek | Naknek | Bristol Bay County | 17 MW | Naknek Electric Assn, Inc |
| Petersburg | Petersburg | Wrangell Petersburg County | 16 MW | Petersburg Borough - (Ak) |
| Seward (Ak) | Seward | Kenai Peninsula County | 16 MW | City Of Seward - (Ak) |
| Bethel | Bethel | Bethel County | 13 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Orca | Cordova | Valdez Cordova County | 12 MW | Cordova Electric Coop, Inc |
| Wrangell | Wrangell | Wrangell Petersburg County | 12 MW | City Of Wrangell - (Ak) |
| Dillingham | Dillingham | Dillingham County | 11 MW | Nushagak Electric Coop, Inc |
| Nymans Plant Microgrid | Kodiak | Kodiak Island County | 10 MW | Kodiak Electric Assn Inc |
| Haines | Haines | Haines County | 10 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Glennallen | Glennallen | Valdez Cordova County | 9 MW | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc |
| Valdez | Valdez | Valdez Cordova County | 9 MW | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc |
| Swampy Acres Microgrid | Kodiak | Kodiak Island County | 8 MW | Kodiak Electric Assn Inc |
| Tok | Tok | Southeast Fairbanks County | 8 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Fort Greely Power Plant | Delta Jct | Southeast Fairbanks County | 7 MW | Doyon Utilities - Fort Greely |
| Westward Seafoods | Dutch Harbor | Aleutians West County | 7 MW | Westward Seafoods Inc |
| Valdez Cogen | Valdez | Valdez Cordova County | 5 MW | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc |
| Skagway | Skagway | Skagway Hoonah Angoon County | 5 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Craig (Ak) | Craig | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 5 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| St Marys Ic | St. Mary's | Bethel County | 5 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Sand Point | Sand Point | Aleutians East County | 4 MW | Sand Point Generating, Llc |
| Yakutat | Yakutat | Yakutat County | 4 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| False Island | Thorne Bay | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 4 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Emmonak | Emmonak | Kusilvak County | 3 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Nsb Atqasuk Utility | Atqasuk | North Slope County | 3 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |
| Galena Electric Utility | Galena | Yukon Koyukuk County | 3 MW | Galena Electric Utility |
| Kake | Kake | Wrangell Petersburg County | 3 MW | Inside Passage Elec Coop, Inc |
| Nsb Point Hope Utility | Pt Hope | North Slope County | 3 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |
| Nsb Wainwright Utility | Wainwright | North Slope County | 3 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |
| Togiak | Togiak | Dillingham County | 3 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Gwitchyaa Zhee | Fort Yukon | Yukon Koyukuk County | 3 MW | Gwitchyaa Zhee Utility Co |
| Nsb Anaktuvuk Pass | Anaktuvuk Pass | North Slope County | 3 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |
| Nsb Kaktovik Utility | Kaktovik | North Slope County | 3 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |
| Klawock Power Generation Station | Klawock | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 3 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Nsb Point Lay Utility | Pt Lay | North Slope County | 2 MW | North Slope Borough Power & Light |
| Mountain Village | Mountain Village | Bethel County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Seldovia | Seldovia | Kenai Peninsula County | 2 MW | Homer Electric Assn Inc |
| Hooper Bay | Hooper Bay | Bethel County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Selawik | Selawik | Northwest Arctic County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Toksook Bay | Toksook Bay | Bethel County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Unalakleet | Unalakleet | Nome County | 2 MW | Unalakleet Valley Elec Coop |
| Hoonah | Hoonah | Skagway Hoonah Angoon County | 2 MW | Inside Passage Elec Coop, Inc |
| Stebbins | Stebbins | Nome County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Kasigluk | Kasigluk | Bethel County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Chevak | Chevak | Bethel County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Centennial | Metlakatla | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 2 MW | Metlakatla Power & Light |
| Gambell | Gambell | Nome County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| New Stuyahok | New Stuyahok | Dillingham County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Aniak | Aniak | Bethel County | 2 MW | Aniak Light & Power Co Inc |
| Savoonga | Savoonga | Nome County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Quinhagak | Quinhagak | Bethel County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Mcgrath | Mcgrath | Yukon Koyukuk County | 2 MW | Mcgrath Light & Power Co |
| Noorvik | Noorvik | Northwest Arctic County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Shishmaref | Shishmaref | Nome County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Angoon | Angoon | Skagway Hoonah Angoon County | 2 MW | Inside Passage Elec Coop, Inc |
| Kivalina | Kivalina | Northwest Arctic County | 2 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Kotlik | Kotlik | Kusilvak County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Gustavus | Gustavus | Skagway Hoonah Angoon County | 1 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Noatak | Noatak | Northwest Arctic County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Scammon Bay | Scammon Bay | Kusilvak County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Pilot Station | Pilot Station | Kusilvak County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Kiana | Kiana | Northwest Arctic County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Shungnak | Shungnak | Northwest Arctic County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Slana Generating Station | Slana | Southeast Fairbanks County | 1 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Northway | Tok | Southeast Fairbanks County | 1 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Unalaska Power Module | Unalaska | Aleutians West County | 1 MW | City Of Unalaska - (Ak) |
| Upper Kalskag | Upper Kalskag | Bethel County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Koyuk | Koyuk | Nome County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Elim | Elim | Nome County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Ambler | Ambler | Northwest Arctic County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Marshall | Marshall | Kusilvak County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Hydaburg | Prince Of Wales | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 1 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Thorne Bay Plant | Craig | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 1 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Viking | Craig | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | 1 MW | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| Brevig Mission | Brevig Mission | Nome County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Alakanuk | Alakanuk | Kusilvak County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| St. Michael | St. Michael | Nome County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Port Lions Microgrid | Port Lions | Kodiak Island County | 1 MW | Kodiak Electric Assn Inc |
| Nunapitchuk | Nunapitchuk | Bethel County | 1 MW | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| Klawock | Ketchikan | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County | — | Inside Passage Elec Coop, Inc |