66th largest plant in Alaska · 6541st nationally
Westward Seafoods is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 6.6 MW. It generates roughly 18.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,768 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 818 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Westward Seafoods |
|---|---|
| Operator | Westward Seafoods Inc |
| City | Dutch Harbor |
| County | Aleutians West County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99692 |
| Coordinates | 53.85851, -166.55288 |
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 | 2.2 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.2 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.2 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 7.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 140 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 818 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.