Gwitchyaa Zhee
Other power plant · Yukon Koyukuk County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
2.8 MW
Rank in Alaska
#92
of 150 plants
In service since
2015
October 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Gwitchyaa Zhee Utility Co
- County
- Yukon Koyukuk County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among other plants in Alaska
- #44 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 7174
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.4 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.4 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.2 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.2 MW | 2016 | 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
| NSB Wainwright Utility | Other | 3.0 MW |
| Craig (AK) | Other | 2.8 MW |
| Togiak | Other | 2.8 MW |
| NSB Anaktuvuk Pass | Other | 2.7 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 2.8 MW solar plant and a 2.8 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