63rd largest plant in Alaska · 6299th nationally
Tok is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 7.8 MW. It generates roughly 11.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,074 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 17% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1565 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Tok |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Power And Telephone Co |
| City | Tok |
| County | Southeast Fairbanks County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99780 |
| Coordinates | 63.33552, -142.99997 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 5A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Out of Service | 2010 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| CO₂ | 8.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 16 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 173 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1565 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.