Bernice Lake
Natural gas power plant · Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
77 MW
Rank in Alaska
#12
of 150 plants
In service since
1971
November 1971
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Homer Electric Assn Inc
- County
- Kenai Peninsula County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 2.46%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alaska
- #8 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 6292
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 29 MW | 23 MW | 1978 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 27 MW | 23 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 21 MW | 17 MW | 1971 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Alaska
| Snettisham | Hydro | 78 MW |
| Hank Nikkels Plant 1 | Natural gas | 78 MW |
| Lemon Creek | Other | 62 MW |
| Eklutna Hydro Project | Hydro | 44 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 77 MW solar plant and a 77 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Alaska power plants · What Alaska actually generates