75th largest plant in Alaska · 8089th nationally
Craig (Ak) is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 4.6 MW. It generates roughly 1.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 173 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1676 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Craig (Ak) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| City | Craig |
| County | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99921 |
| Coordinates | 55.47691, -133.14869 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| CO₂ | 1.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 30 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1676 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.