145th largest plant in Alaska · 12726th nationally
Thorne Bay Plant is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 1.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Thorne Bay Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| City | Craig |
| County | Prince Of Wales Ketchikan County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99919 |
| Coordinates | 55.68586, -132.52892 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1996 |
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.