North Pole
A 181 MW oil power plant in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, owned by Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc, commissioned in 1976.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6285Oil
Nameplate capacity
181 MW
Primary fuel
Oil
Commissioned
1976
Location
Fairbanks North Star, Alaska
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
491.5 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Units
4
Location
Fairbanks North Star, Alaska · 64.7356, -147.3481
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 340.1 | |
| 2016 | 417.7 | |
| 2017 | 447.8 | |
| 2018 | 369.2 | |
| 2019 | 431.3 | |
| 2020 | 546.1 | |
| 2021 | 465 | |
| 2022 | 424.8 | |
| 2023 | 444.7 | |
| 2024 | 491.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant | Coal | 26 MW | ~15 km |
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| Fairbanks | Oil | 42.2 MW | ~22 km |
| Chena Power Plant | Coal | 27.5 MW | ~22 km |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Coal | 39.6 MW | ~26 km |
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