Beluga — United States of America
Gas power plant in Alaska, United States of America. Approximate location 61.1861, -151.0356.
GasAlaskaUnited States of AmericaOCGTMothballed
Beluga is a 312.4 MW gas power station in Alaska, United States of America. It ranks #1545 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1974, it is around 52 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0000096.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 281 MW for Beluga power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 312.4 MW, Beluga is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #769 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Fire Island Wind · Wind · 18 MW · Alaska
- Bernice Lake · Gas · 76.7 MW · Alaska
- Nikiski Combined Cycle · Gas · 80.8 MW · Alaska
- Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant · Gas · 8.6 MW · Alaska
- Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations · Gas · 12.5 MW · Alaska
- International · Gas · 30 MW · Alaska
Location
Coordinates 61.1861, -151.0356 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Beluga?
Beluga is a 312.4 MW gas power plant in Alaska, United States of America, commissioned in 1974.