Beluga power station

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Beluga power station is a mothballed power station in Beluga, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Beluga power station Beluga, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States 61.1861, -151.0356 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 5, Unit BCC8_6, Unit BCC8_7: 61.1861, -151.0356

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 mothballed[1][2] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] 1972[1]
Unit 5 mothballed[1][2] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 68[1] gas turbine[1] 1975[1]
Unit BCC8_6 mothballed[3] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 77[1] gas turbine[1] 1976[1]
Unit BCC8_7 mothballed[1][2] fossil gas - natural gas[1] 77[1] gas turbine[1] 1978[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 3 Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]
Unit 5 Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]
Unit BCC8_6 Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]
Unit BCC8_7 Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028021258/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122152327/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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