103rd largest plant in Alaska · 10066th nationally
Hooper Bay is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 2.2 MW. It generates roughly 3.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 339 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1389 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hooper Bay |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| City | Hooper Bay |
| County | Bethel County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99604 |
| Coordinates | 61.53086, -166.10194 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 4B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| 3B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 2.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 50 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1389 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.