Kotzebue Hybrid — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 6304
- Capacity
- 18 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Batteries, Onshore Wind Turbine, Petroleum Liquids, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- NORTHWEST ARCTIC, AK
- Operating Since
- 1987
- Generators
- 35
- Operator
- Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 19,402.01 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 12.3%
- Balancing Authority
- —
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- —
Kotzebue Hybrid
OperatingDistillate OilBESSSolarWindHybrid
Ranked #12 of 93 Distillate Oil plants in AK#172 of 827 nationally
18 MW Batteries (1 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (3 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (12 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (2 MW) operating in NORTHWEST ARCTIC, AK
EIAWD
18 MW
Nameplate Capacity
35
Generators
units
Hybrid (4)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine + Petroleum Liquids + Solar Photovoltaic
1987
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
66.8378, -162.5569
County
NORTHWEST ARCTIC, AK
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Kotzebue Hybrid plant, located in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska, is a hybrid power plant owned and operated by Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc. Commissioned in 1987, the plant has a total capacity of 18 MW derived from multiple sources: solar photovoltaic, onshore wind, petroleum liquids, and batteries. The facility utilizes 35 generators across these technologies. The wind component includes Northern Power Systems NW100_19 turbines with a rotor diameter of 19.1 meters and a hub height of 26.5 meters. The solar arrays are fixed-tilt. The plant also incorporates a 1 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 0.83 hours.
The Kotzebue Hybrid plant generated 19,402 MWh in the latest annual reporting period, achieving a capacity factor of 12.3%. The plant is ranked 1 of 2 hybrid plants in Alaska and 1607 of 7108 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
—
Balancing Authority
—
Grid Voltage
7.2 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
1.6K MWh
Latest Month
19.4K MWh
Annual Generation
12.3%
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.
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