37th largest plant in Alaska · 4943rd nationally
Kotzebue Hybrid is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 18.0 MW. It generates roughly 24.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,307 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1159 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kotzebue Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc |
| City | Kotzebue |
| County | Northwest Arctic County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99752 |
| Coordinates | 66.83778, -162.55694 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.8 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 15 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.8 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.1 MW | Retired | 1983 |
| 16 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| ES1 | Batteries | Battery | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 7A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| 18WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 19WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 17 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 1WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 4WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1999 |
| 3WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.2 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| 10wt | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 1999 |
| 11wt | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 12wt | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 13WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 14wt | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 15WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 16WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 17WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 2WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 5WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 2002 |
| 6WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 7WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 2006 |
| 8WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 1999 |
| 9wt | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Retired | 1999 |
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV10 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV11 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV12 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV13 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV14 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV15 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV16 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV17 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| PV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV3 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV4 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV5 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV6 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV7 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV8 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| PV9 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| CO₂ | 14.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 25 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 272 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1159 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.