32nd largest plant in Alaska · 4596th nationally
Utility Plants Section is a coal power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 20.0 MW. It generates roughly 64.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,097 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1309 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (20.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Utility Plants Section |
|---|---|
| Operator | Doyon Utilities - Ft. Wainwright |
| City | Fort Wainwright |
| County | Fairbanks North Star County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99703 |
| Coordinates | 64.82560, -147.64863 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| GEN4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1945 |
| CO₂ | 41.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 53 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 65 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1309 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.
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.