Valdez Cogen
Other power plant · Valdez Cordova County, Alaska
Nameplate capacity
5.3 MW
Rank in Alaska
#70
of 150 plants
In service since
2000
April 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc
- County
- Valdez Cordova County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among other plants in Alaska
- #31 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 7841
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 5.3 MW | 5.1 MW | 2000 | 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
| Power Creek | Hydro | 6.0 MW |
| Beaver Falls | Hydro | 5.4 MW |
| Hiilangaay Hydro | Hydro | 5.0 MW |
| Whitman | Hydro | 4.8 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 5.3 MW solar plant and a 5.3 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