How many natural gas power plants are in Alaska?

Alaska has 14 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 1.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in Alaska?

George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2 in Anchorage County, Alaska is the largest, at 347 MW. It came online in 2017.

How many natural gas power plants were built in Alaska in 2025?

0 natural gas power plants came online in Alaska in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas 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.

Natural gas power plants in Alaska

Alaska has 14 operating natural gas power plants with 1.4 GW of capacity.

Operating14

See planned natural gas power plants in Alaska

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Alaska had 13 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 14 in 2026

2016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’252026’26

Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in Alaska

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2	Anchorage County	2017	347 MW
2	Beluga	Kenai Peninsula County	1978	312 MW
3	Southcentral Power Project	Anchorage County	2013	204 MW
4	Eklutna Generation Station	Anchorage County	2015	171 MW
5	Nikiski Combined Cycle	Kenai Peninsula County	2013	81 MW
6	Bernice Lake	Kenai Peninsula County	1981	77 MW
7	Hank Nikkels Plant 1	Anchorage County	2007	76 MW
8	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula County	2014	50 MW
9	TNSG North Plant	North Slope County	2014	25 MW
10	Barrow	North Slope County	2001	17 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in Alaska

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2	Anchorage County	2017	347 MW
2	Eklutna Generation Station	Anchorage County	2015	171 MW
3	TNSG North Plant	North Slope County	2014	25 MW
4	Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula County	2014	50 MW
5	Nikiski Combined Cycle	Kenai Peninsula County	2013	81 MW
6	NSB Nuiqsut Utility	North Slope County	2013	2 MW
7	Southcentral Power Project	Anchorage County	2013	204 MW
8	Hank Nikkels Plant 1	Anchorage County	2007	76 MW
9	TNSG South Plant	North Slope County	2006	8 MW
10	Barrow	North Slope County	2001	17 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in Alaska

How many natural gas power plants are in Alaska?: Alaska has 14 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 1.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in Alaska?: George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2 in Anchorage County, Alaska is the largest, at 347 MW. It came online in 2017.
How many natural gas power plants were built in Alaska in 2025?: 0 natural gas power plants came online in Alaska in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas 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.