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[2] gas[1] 59[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1972[1]
Unit 5 mothballed[3] gas[1] 68[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1975[1]
Unit BCC8_6 mothballed[4] gas[1] 77[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1976[1]
Unit BCC8_7 mothballed[5] gas[1] 77[1] gas turbine[1] no[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 Parent
Unit 3 Chugach Electric Association Inc[6] Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]
Unit 5 Chugach Electric Association Inc[6] Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]
Unit BCC8_6 Chugach Electric Association Inc[6] Chugach Electric Association Inc [100.0%]
Unit BCC8_7 Chugach Electric Association Inc[6] 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 1.20 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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  4. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. EIA19USEIANov2023
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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