Utility Plants Section
Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska · EIA plant ID 50308 · Operator: Doyon Utilities - Ft. Wainwright
Nameplate20MWSummer 19 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation67GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,060Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1955Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89.7 | 131.3% | — |
| 2002 | 94.2 | 137.9% | 14,293 |
| 2004 | 129 | 188.3% | 6,077 |
| 2005 | 99.3 | 47.2% | 6,077 |
| 2006 | 85.1 | 40.5% | 6,077 |
| 2007 | 103.3 | 49.1% | 6,077 |
| 2008 | 105.5 | 50.0% | 6,077 |
| 2009 | 95.8 | 45.6% | 6,077 |
| 2010 | 107.2 | 51.0% | 6,077 |
| 2011 | 143.9 | 68.4% | 6,077 |
| 2012 | 149.7 | 71.0% | 6,077 |
| 2013 | 135.1 | 64.2% | — |
| 2014 | 71 | 33.8% | 10,893 |
| 2015 | 119.2 | 56.7% | 6,718 |
| 2016 | 105.6 | 50.1% | 7,724 |
| 2017 | 106.2 | 52.7% | 7,417 |
| 2018 | 90.2 | 44.8% | 8,716 |
| 2019 | 71.2 | 36.8% | 8,975 |
| 2020 | 68.7 | 35.4% | 9,024 |
| 2021 | 65.1 | 33.6% | 9,072 |
| 2022 | 65.7 | 34.0% | 9,056 |
| 2023 | 64 | 33.1% | 9,072 |
| 2024 | 66.4 | 34.2% | 9,017 |
| 2025 | 66.7 | 41.2% | 9,060 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 5 | 3.5 | Jan 1955 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 5 | 5 | Jan 1955 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 5 | 5 | Jan 1955 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 5 | 5 | Jan 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 2.5 | — | Jan 1945 | Retired Dec 2009 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Doyon Utilities - Ft. Wainwright. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Doyon Utilities - Ft. Wainwright | 100.0% | 20 MW |
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