145th largest plant in Alaska · 12726th nationally
Hydaburg is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Hydaburg |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| City | Prince Of Wales |
| County | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99922 |
| Coordinates | 55.20494, -132.82144 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1985 |
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.