NSB Point Lay Utility
Other power plant · North Slope County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
2.4 MW
Rank in Alaska
#98
of 150 plants
In service since
2013
July 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- North Slope Borough Power & Light
- County
- North Slope County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among other plants in Alaska
- #50 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 7486
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG10 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| PG7 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| PG8 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| PG9 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 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
| NSB Kaktovik Utility | Other | 2.6 MW |
| Klawock Power Generation Station | Other | 2.5 MW |
| Pelican | Hydro | 2.4 MW |
| Gustavus | Hydro | 2.2 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 2.4 MW solar plant and a 2.4 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