Kotzebue Hybrid

Kotzebue Hybrid is a 16.5 MW operating power plant in NORTHWEST ARCTIC County, Alaska, operated by Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc. Its batteries store up to 1 MWh.

Plant statusOperating

Planning (completed)
Consented (completed)
Construction (completed)
OperatingDec 1983 (current stage)
ClosedJun 2026 (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: Jul 2040. This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

Unit	Technology	Capacity	Status	Online	Retired / planned retirement
10	Petroleum Liquids	3.0 MW	Operating	Dec 1992
14	Petroleum Liquids	2.8 MW	Operating	Jul 1994
15	Petroleum Liquids	2.8 MW	Operating	Feb 2006
16	Petroleum Liquids	1.4 MW	Operating	Aug 2013
ES1	Batteries	1.2 MW 1 MWh	Operating	Dec 2015
7A	Petroleum Liquids	1.1 MW	Operating	Aug 1987
18WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.9 MW	Operating	May 2012
19WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.9 MW	Operating	May 2012
17	Petroleum Liquids	0.7 MW	Operating	May 2016
PV1	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV2	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV3	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV4	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV5	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV6	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV7	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV8	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2020	Planned Jul 2040
PV9	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV10	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV11	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV12	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV13	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV14	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV15	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV16	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
PV17	Solar Photovoltaic	0.1 MW	Operating	Jul 2023
9	Petroleum Liquids	2.1 MW	Retired	Dec 1983	Oct 2004
11	Petroleum Liquids	1.0 MW	Retired	Jul 1994	Aug 2013
12	Petroleum Liquids	1.0 MW	Retired	Jul 1994	Jul 2012
1WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.6 MW	Retired	May 1999	May 2026
4WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.5 MW	Retired	Jan 1999	May 2020
3WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.2 MW	Retired	Jan 1997	May 2026
2WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 1999	May 2026
5WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	Jan 2002	May 2020
6WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	Jan 2005	May 2020
7WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	Feb 2006	May 2020
8WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	Jul 1999	May 2020
9wt	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	Jul 1999	May 2020
10wt	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	Jul 1999	May 2020
11wt	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2005	Jun 2026
12wt	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2005	May 2020
13WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2006	May 2026
14wt	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2002	May 2026
15WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2006	May 2026
16WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2006	May 2026
17WT	Onshore Wind Turbine	0.1 MW	Retired	May 2006	May 2026

Plant details

Operator: Kotzebue Electric Assn Inc
Location: NORTHWEST ARCTIC County, Alaska
Sector: Electric Utility
Capacity: Operating: 16.5 MW
Retired: 6.8 MW
First unit online: Dec 1983
EIA plant ID: 6304

Location

66.8378, -162.5569

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem