56th largest plant in Alaska · 5951st nationally
Haines is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 9.6 MW. It generates roughly 242 MWh per year — enough to power about 23 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3502 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Haines |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| City | Haines |
| County | Haines County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99927 |
| Coordinates | 59.23593, -135.44623 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.8 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| IC8A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Retired | 1989 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Out of Service | 1968 |
| CO₂ | 424 metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3502 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.