United States

Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant — 31 MW Coal

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Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant is a 31 MW coal power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
31 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1975

Year online

Owner
U S Air Force-Eielson AFB

Operator

Location
64.67, -147.08

Coordinates

Insights

#3,441
largest in United States of America
#2,616
largest Coal worldwide
#16,327
largest worldwide
1975
22 yrs older than avg
1
operated by U S Air…
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Coal
Capacity
31 MW
Commissioned
1975
Status
Operational
Owner
U S Air Force-Eielson AFB
Country
United States
Coordinates
64.671, -147.076

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
122,474 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4,898,942 t

over ~40 yrs

Intensity
820 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

26,625
cars per year
16,330
homes per year
5,566,980
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant is a 31 MW coal plant in the United States, operated by the U.S. Air Force-Eielson AFB and commissioned in 1975.

Ranked #273 of 297 coal plants in the United States. Its 31 MW accounts for 0.01% of the United States’ total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant 129.5 times smaller.

The nearest plant within 50 km is North Pole (181 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 25 km from Fairbanks.

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