37th largest plant in Alaska · 4943rd nationally
Fire Island Wind is a wind power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 18.0 MW. It generates roughly 46.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,407 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 29% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Fire Island Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Fire Island Wind Llc |
| City | Anchorage |
| County | Anchorage County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99503 |
| Coordinates | 61.13000, -150.24361 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 18.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Inlet Region, Inc. | Anchorage, AK | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.