71st largest plant in Alaska · 6916th nationally
Valdez Cogen is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 5.3 MW. It generates roughly 24.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,286 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1344 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Valdez Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc |
| City | Valdez |
| County | Valdez Cordova County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99686 |
| Coordinates | 61.08390, -146.25290 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | WO | 5.3 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 16.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 11 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 68 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1344 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.