78th largest plant in Alaska · 8228th nationally
Sand Point is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 4.4 MW. It generates roughly 3.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 314 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1602 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sand Point |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sand Point Generating, Llc |
| City | Sand Point |
| County | Aleutians East County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99661 |
| Coordinates | 55.33972, -160.49722 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.5 MW | Out of Service | 2011 |
| WT2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.5 MW | Out of Service | 2011 |
| 5.1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| CO₂ | 2.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 52 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1602 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.