Pilot Station
Wade Hampton County, Alaska · EIA plant ID 57058 · Operator: Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc
×0 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Jul 2022)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,269Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2005Runs as peaking
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.7 | 16.5% | 10,702 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 16.2% | 9,952 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 16.7% | 10,409 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | 17.2% | 10,035 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 17.2% | 9,965 |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 16.2% | 10,100 |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 17.0% | 10,277 |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 18.4% | 10,221 |
| 2017 | 2 | 19.0% | 10,162 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 16.1% | 9,604 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 15.4% | 9,957 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 15.6% | 9,966 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 16.3% | 10,159 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 16.5% | 10,180 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 16.7% | 10,194 |
| 2024 | 2 | 17.2% | 10,229 |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 18.1% | 10,269 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.5 | 0.5 | Apr 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jul 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| UNIT2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jan 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| UNIT1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Dec 1998 | Retired Apr 2018 | — | coming soon |
| UNIT3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 2002 | Retired Jul 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| St Marys IC | 5 MW | 19.9 km |
| Marshall | 1 MW | 42.2 km |
| Mountain Village | 1 MW | 47.3 km |