Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant
Coal power plant · Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
36 MW
Rank in Alaska
#21
of 150 plants
In service since
1955
August 1955
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- U S Air Force-Eielson AFB
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 1.16%
- Rank among coal plants in Alaska
- #3 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 50392
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG5 | Conventional Steam Coal | 10 MW | 9.0 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| TG6 | Conventional Steam Coal | 10 MW | 9.0 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| TG3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1955 | Operating |
| TG4 | Conventional Steam Coal | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1969 | Operating |
| DG01 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.4 MW | 1998 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG02 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.4 MW | 1998 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG03 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.4 MW | 1998 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG04 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.4 MW | 1998 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Coal | 40 MW |
| Auke Bay | Other | 36 MW |
| Terror Lake Microgrid | Hydro | 34 MW |
| Chena Power Plant | Coal | 28 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 36 MW solar plant and a 36 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