86th largest plant in Alaska · 8991st nationally
Emmonak is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 5.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 554 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1504 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Emmonak |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| City | Emmonak |
| County | Kusilvak County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99581 |
| Coordinates | 62.77769, -164.53152 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Retired | 2016 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 4a | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| 5a | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1980 |
| CO₂ | 4.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 8 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 89 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1504 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.