7th largest plant in Alaska · 2632nd nationally
Soldotna is a natural gas power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 96.5 MW. It generates roughly 21.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,058 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1195 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Soldotna |
|---|---|
| Operator | Homer Electric Assn Inc |
| City | Soldotna |
| County | Kenai Peninsula County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99669 |
| Coordinates | 60.49944, -150.99722 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| 3 | Batteries | Battery | 46.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| CO₂ | 12.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 35 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1195 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.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.