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Eklutna Generation Station

Anchorage County, Alaska · EIA plant ID 58989 · Operator: Matanuska Electric Assn Inc
Natural gasNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
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Nameplate171MWSummer 165 MW
Generators10in service
Net generation311GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,802Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2015Runs as intermediate

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
020406080GWh2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.
0%20%40%60%20162018202020222024202621.5% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
8,0008,5009,0009,50010,0002016201820202022202420268,802 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
201547740.3%10,232
201681956.5%8,721
2017748.751.8%8,703
2018614.842.5%8,676
2019723.850.1%8,732
2020729.150.3%8,680
2021678.646.9%8,663
2022531.636.8%8,732
202371749.6%8,632
202457339.5%8,689
2025310.921.5%8,802

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
EGS01Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Apr 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS02Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Apr 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS03Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Apr 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS04Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Apr 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS05Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Apr 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS06Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Apr 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS07Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Feb 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS08Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Feb 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS09Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Feb 2015Operating—coming soon
EGS10Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC17.116.5Feb 2015Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Matanuska Electric Assn Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Matanuska Electric Assn Inc100.0%171 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Eklutna Hydro Project44 MW10.9 km
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Houston Solar6 MW27.5 km
George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2347 MW32 km
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Southcentral Power Project204 MW43.8 km