Nikiski Combined Cycle
Natural gas power plant · Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
81 MW
Rank in Alaska
#9
of 150 plants
In service since
1986
September 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Homer Electric Assn Inc
- County
- Kenai Peninsula County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 2.59%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alaska
- #6 of 13
- EIA plant code
- 55966
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 41 MW | 38 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 38 MW | 2013 | 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
| Soldotna | Natural gas | 97 MW |
| Healy | Coal | 93 MW |
| Snettisham | Hydro | 78 MW |
| Hank Nikkels Plant 1 | Natural gas | 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 81 MW solar plant and a 81 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