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Alaska power grid

Alaska's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Hydro. Its 154 plants represent 3,107 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 32 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
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Operating capacity3,107 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants154556 operating generators
Proposed capacity32 MW1% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations0Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Alaska capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas71.6%2,225 MW
Hydro15.5%482 MW
Coal6%188 MW
Storage4.3%134 MW
Wind1.9%60 MW
Biomass0.4%12 MW
Solar0.2%8 MW
Industrial & other0%1 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Alaska power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2Plant 6559Oil & gasAnchorage, AKAnchorage CountyChugach Electric Assn Inc347 MW
BelugaPlant 96Oil & gasBeluga, AKKenai Peninsula CountyChugach Electric Assn Inc312 MW
Southcentral Power ProjectPlant 57036Oil & gasAnchorage, AKAnchorage CountyChugach Electric Assn Inc204 MW
North PolePlant 6285Oil & gasNorth Pole, AKFairbanks North Star CountyGolden Valley Elec Assn Inc181 MW
Eklutna Generation StationPlant 58989Oil & gasChugiak, AKAnchorage CountyMatanuska Electric Assn Inc171 MW
Bradley LakePlant 7367HydroHomer, AKKenai Peninsula CountyHomer Electric Assn Inc126 MW
SoldotnaPlant 57206Oil & gasSoldotna, AKKenai Peninsula CountyHomer Electric Assn Inc97 MW
HealyPlant 6288CoalHealy, AKDenali CountyGolden Valley Elec Assn Inc93 MW
Nikiski Combined CyclePlant 55966Oil & gasNikiski, AKKenai Peninsula CountyHomer Electric Assn Inc81 MW
SnettishamPlant 78HydroJuneau, AKJuneau CountyAlaska Electric Light & Power Co.78 MW

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Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap