35th largest plant in Alaska · 4937th nationally
Snake River is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 18.4 MW.
| Plant Name | Snake River |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nome Joint Utility Systems |
| City | Nome |
| County | Nome County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99762 |
| Coordinates | 64.50533, -165.42981 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.2 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 16 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.2 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.8 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.8 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| EWT 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| EWT 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| ENT | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.8 MW | Retired | 2015 |
| 18 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2013 |
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.