Fairbanks
Other power plant · Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
42 MW
Rank in Alaska
#15
of 150 plants
In service since
1970
May 1970
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.35%
- Rank among other plants in Alaska
- #3 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 6286
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | 18 MW | 16 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | 18 MW | 15 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.8 MW | 1970 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.8 MW | 1970 | 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
| Lemon Creek | Other | 62 MW |
| Eklutna Hydro Project | Hydro | 44 MW |
| Industrial Plant | Other | 42 MW |
| Battery Energy Storage System | Battery storage | 40 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 42 MW solar plant and a 42 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