Power Creek
Hydro power plant · Valdez Cordova County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Alaska
#68
of 150 plants
In service since
2001
November 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Cordova Electric Coop, Inc
- County
- Valdez Cordova County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.19%
- Rank among hydro plants in Alaska
- #14 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 7862
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 2.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 2.8 MW | 2001 | 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
| Allison Creek Hydro | Hydro | 6.5 MW |
| Houston Solar | Solar | 6.0 MW |
| Beaver Falls | Hydro | 5.4 MW |
| Valdez Cogen | Other | 5.3 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