102nd largest plant in Alaska · 9978th nationally
Mountain Village is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 2.3 MW.
| Plant Name | Mountain Village |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc |
| City | Mountain Village |
| County | Bethel County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99632 |
| Coordinates | 62.08557, -163.72907 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| 3B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 2005 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1977 |
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.