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Coal power plants in Alaska

Alaska has 5 operating coal power plants with 0.2 GW of capacity. 1 came online in 2025.

  • Operating5
AnchorageFairbanksJuneau

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Alaska

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Healy199890 MW
2University of Alaska Fairbanks202030 MW
3Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant202530 MW
4Chena Power Plant197528 MW
5FWA Central Heat and Power Plant198920 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Alaska

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant202530 MW
2University of Alaska Fairbanks202030 MW
3Healy199890 MW
4FWA Central Heat and Power Plant198920 MW
5Chena Power Plant197528 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Alaska

How many coal power plants are in Alaska?
Alaska has 5 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 0.2 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Alaska?
Healy in Denali County, Alaska is the largest, at 90 MW. It came online in 1998.
How many coal power plants were built in Alaska in 2025?
1 coal power plant came online in Alaska in 2025, with 30 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Alaska?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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