Houston Solar
Solar power plant · Matanuska Susitna County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Alaska
#67
of 150 plants
In service since
2023
September 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Energy 49, LLC
- County
- Matanuska Susitna County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.19%
- Rank among solar plants in Alaska
- #1 of 1
- EIA plant code
- 66887
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Solar Photovoltaic | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 2023 | 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
| Westward Seafoods | Other | 6.6 MW |
| Allison Creek Hydro | Hydro | 6.5 MW |
| Power Creek | Hydro | 6.0 MW |
| Beaver Falls | Hydro | 5.4 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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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