74th largest plant in Alaska · 8066th nationally
Skagway is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 4.7 MW. It generates roughly 4.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 383 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 10% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 868 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Skagway |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| City | Skagway |
| County | Skagway Hoonah Angoon County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99840 |
| Coordinates | 59.45450, -135.31310 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 6A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| 8B | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 8A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | Water | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | Water | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | Water | 0.2 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | Water | 0.1 MW | Operating | 1909 |
| CO₂ | 1.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 34 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 868 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.