Eklutna Generation Station
Natural gas power plant · Anchorage County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
171 MW
Rank in Alaska
#5
of 150 plants
In service since
2015
February 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Matanuska Electric Assn Inc
- County
- Anchorage County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 5.49%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alaska
- #4 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 58989
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGS01 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS02 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS03 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS04 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS05 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS06 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS07 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS08 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS09 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| EGS10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2015 | 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
| Southcentral Power Project | Natural gas | 204 MW |
| North Pole | Other | 181 MW |
| Bradley Lake | Hydro | 126 MW |
| Soldotna | Natural gas | 97 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 171 MW solar plant and a 171 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