North Pole
Other power plant · Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
181 MW
Rank in Alaska
#4
of 150 plants
In service since
1976
December 1976
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc
- County
- Fairbanks North Star County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 5.81%
- Rank among other plants in Alaska
- #1 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 6285
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 61 MW | 44 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 61 MW | 50 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| GT3 | Petroleum Liquids | 47 MW | 41 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| STG1 | Petroleum Liquids | 13 MW | 10 MW | 2007 | 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
| Beluga | Natural gas | 312 MW |
| Southcentral Power Project | Natural gas | 204 MW |
| Eklutna Generation Station | Natural gas | 171 MW |
| Bradley Lake | Hydro | 126 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 181 MW solar plant and a 181 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