31st largest plant in Alaska · 4523rd nationally
Dutch Harbor is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 21.9 MW. It generates roughly 43.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,131 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1469 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Dutch Harbor |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Unalaska - (Ak) |
| City | Dutch Harbor |
| County | Aleutians West County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99692 |
| Coordinates | 53.89246, -166.53818 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.2 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.2 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Retired | 1986 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1986 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| 15 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Standby | 2010 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 31.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 57 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 636 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1469 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.