47th largest plant in Alaska · 5354th nationally
Bethel is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 12.6 MW. It generates roughly 43.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,184 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 40% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1517 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bethel |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| City | Bethel |
| County | Bethel County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99559 |
| Coordinates | 60.78970, -161.78778 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.9 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 7A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| CO₂ | 33.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 59 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 678 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1517 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
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.