12th largest plant in Alaska · 2932nd nationally
Bernice Lake is a natural gas power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 76.7 MW.
| Plant Name | Bernice Lake |
|---|---|
| Operator | Homer Electric Assn Inc |
| City | Nikiski |
| County | Kenai Peninsula County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99635 |
| Coordinates | 60.69350, -151.38740 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 28.8 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.2 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.7 MW | Operating | 1971 |
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.