49th largest plant in Alaska · 5393rd nationally
Orca is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 12.2 MW. It generates roughly 6.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 599 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2508 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Orca |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cordova Electric Coop, Inc |
| City | Cordova |
| County | Valdez Cordova County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99574 |
| Coordinates | 60.55589, -145.75298 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.6 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.4 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 6A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Out of Service | 2000 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 7.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 14 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 155 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2508 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.