Ambler
Northwest Arctic County, Alaska · EIA plant ID 60243 · Operator: Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc
×0 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Aug 2020)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor14%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,019Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.3 | 13.8% | 9,455 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 13.6% | 10,089 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 13.3% | 9,943 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 12.5% | 10,114 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 12.2% | 10,928 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 12.5% | 9,534 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 13.5% | 10,338 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 13.4% | 10,239 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 12.9% | 11,121 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 12.6% | 10,957 |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 14.1% | 10,019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Aug 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.3 | 0.3 | Aug 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Dec 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sep 1998 | Retired Aug 2020 | — | 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.
| Shungnak | 1 MW | 38.3 km |