Fairbanks is a 42 MW oil power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Oil
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Commissioned
- 1971
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 64.854, -147.719
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About this plant
Fairbanks is a 42.2 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Golden Valley Electric Association since 1971.
Ranked #117 of 879 oil plants in the United States, it contributes 0.11% of the country’s total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Fairbanks 69.9 times smaller.
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