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Bernice Lake is a 76.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Homer Electric Assn Inc since 1977. Ranked #1028 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 76.7 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Bernice Lake 55.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Nikiski Combined Cycle (80.8 MW, Gas), Soldotna (50 MW, Gas), and Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations (12.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 200 km from Anchorage.

Capacity
76.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1977

49 years old

Owner
Homer Electric Assn Inc
Location
60.6935°, -151.3874°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,488. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,363 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,489 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

49 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Homer Electric Assn Inc operates 5 plants totalling 336 MW

Regional density

8 plants within 100 km, 716 MW combined

Nearest plant: Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 60.693500, -151.387400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
148.2 Kt
302 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.26 Mt
Over 49 years of operation
Past Retirement
2007
19 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
32.2K
cars per year
19.8K
homes per year
6.7M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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