Cooper Lake
A 19.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, owned by Chugach Electric Assn Inc, commissioned in 1961.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6291Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
19.4 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1961
Owner
Chugach Electric Assn Inc
Location
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
38.1 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
2
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.4 | |
| 2016 | 86.7 | |
| 2017 | 25.7 | |
| 2018 | 59.8 | |
| 2019 | 46.1 | |
| 2020 | 60.9 | |
| 2021 | 36.4 | |
| 2022 | 34.1 | |
| 2023 | 46.4 | |
| 2024 | 38.1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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