Nameplate capacity
93 MW
Rank in Alaska
#8
of 150 plants
In service since
1967
September 1967
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc
- County
- Denali County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 2.98%
- Rank among coal plants in Alaska
- #1 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 6288
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | 62 MW | 50 MW | 1998 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | 28 MW | 25 MW | 1967 | Operating |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 1967 | 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
| Bradley Lake | Hydro | 126 MW |
| Soldotna | Natural gas | 97 MW |
| Nikiski Combined Cycle | Natural gas | 81 MW |
| Snettisham | Hydro | 78 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 93 MW solar plant and a 93 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