NSB Atqasuk Utility
Other power plant · North Slope County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
3.2 MW
Rank in Alaska
#85
of 150 plants
In service since
1986
August 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- North Slope Borough Power & Light
- County
- North Slope County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among other plants in Alaska
- #39 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 7482
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA1 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| NA2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| PG3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| NA3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| PG2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 1986 | 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
| Yakutat | Other | 3.8 MW |
| Sand Point | Other | 3.7 MW |
| Kake | Other | 3.1 MW |
| NSB Point Hope Utility | Other | 3.1 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 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 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