Hank Nikkels Plant 1
Natural gas power plant · Anchorage County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
78 MW
Rank in Alaska
#11
of 150 plants
In service since
1972
March 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Chugach Electric Assn Inc
- County
- Anchorage County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 2.50%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alaska
- #7 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 75
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3R | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 49 MW | 29 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 27 MW | 31 MW | 1972 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| P1 BS | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2012 | 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
| Nikiski Combined Cycle | Natural gas | 81 MW |
| Snettisham | Hydro | 78 MW |
| Bernice Lake | Natural gas | 77 MW |
| Lemon Creek | Other | 62 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 78 MW solar plant and a 78 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