88th largest plant in Alaska · 9100th nationally
Kake is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 3.1 MW. It generates roughly 1.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 143 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1967 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kake |
|---|---|
| Operator | Inside Passage Elec Coop, Inc |
| City | Kake |
| County | Wrangell Petersburg County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99830 |
| Coordinates | 56.96298, -133.92256 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| 1B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 3B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 1.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 23 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1967 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.