50th largest plant in Alaska · 5400th nationally
Wrangell is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 12.0 MW. It generates roughly 890 MWh per year — enough to power about 84 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1209 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Wrangell |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Wrangell - (Ak) |
| City | Wrangell |
| County | Wrangell Petersburg County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99929 |
| Coordinates | 56.46098, -132.37944 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-N | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| CO₂ | 538 metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 11 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1209 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.