Soldotna — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57206
- Capacity
- 96.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Batteries, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kenai Peninsula, AK
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Homer Electric Assn Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 42,104.99 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 5.0%
- Balancing Authority
- —
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- —
Soldotna
OperatingBESSNatural GasHybrid
Ranked #5 of 13 Natural Gas plants in AK#957 of 2009 nationally
96.5 MW Batteries (47 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (50 MW) operating in Kenai Peninsula, AK
EIAWD
96.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
60.4994, -150.9972
County
Kenai Peninsula, AK
Nearby Plants
- Nutrien Kenai Nitrogen OperationsNatural Gas12.5 MW · 28.4 km
- Nikiski Combined CycleNatural Gas80.8 MW · 28.6 km
- Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration PlantNatural Gas8.6 MW · 28.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Homer Electric Assn Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Homer Electric Assn Inc | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Soldotna power plant, located in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska, has a total capacity of 96.5 MW. Operated by Homer Electric Assn Inc, the plant began operations in 2014 and is fueled primarily by electricity (MWH), utilizing both batteries and natural gas-fired combustion turbine technologies. It is considered a hybrid plant, integrating battery energy storage with a capacity of 93 MWh and a duration of 2 hours, employing lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry.
Soldotna's latest annual generation was 42,105 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 5.0%. The plant consists of 2 generators. Soldotna is ranked as the largest of 6 battery storage plants in Alaska and 521st out of 1205 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
—
Balancing Authority
—
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
3.3K MWh
Latest Month
42.1K MWh
Annual Generation
5.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
Ed Oliver Jr Obituary (1960 - 2025) - Kenai, AK - Peninsula Clarion
Ed Lee Oliver Jr. departed from us on earth and landed straight into the arms of Christ on Monday November 17th, 2025 at the age of 65.
Legacy | Obituary·3 months ago
General
Multiple outages leave thousands of Kenai Peninsula residents in the dark
A large outage Thursday night left almost 15000 Homer Electric Association members without power.
KDLL·4 months ago
Deals·other
AK LNG nets two new agreements as development decision looms
The Alaska LNG Project netted two more agreements earlier this month [9/10, 9/11] during an energy conference in Italy.
Alaska LNG Project (developer)
KDLL·6 months ago
Industry·corporate
Let there be light: The electrifying Frank Rowley — Part 2
AUTHOR'S NOTE: A similar version of this two-part story concerning the life of Frank Rowley and the ways in which he changed the City of...
Frank Rowley (other)
Peninsula Clarion·8 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
View all 10 articles