Petersburg

Petersburg is a 14.7 MW operating power plant in Wrangell Petersburg County, Alaska, operated by Petersburg Borough - (AK).

Plant statusOperating

Planning (completed)
Consented (completed)
Construction (completed)
OperatingMar 1954 (current stage)
ClosedJun 2023 (not yet reached)

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
IC1	Petroleum Liquids	2.6 MW	Operating	Dec 1972
IC6	Petroleum Liquids	2.6 MW	Operating	Sep 1993
IC7	Petroleum Liquids	2.6 MW	Operating	Aug 2001
IC8	Petroleum Liquids	2.5 MW	Operating	Oct 2012
4	Conventional Hydroelectric	1.8 MW	Operating	Dec 2023
IC3	Petroleum Liquids	1.2 MW	Operating	Oct 1965
IC5	Petroleum Liquids	0.8 MW	Operating	Mar 1979
IC4	Petroleum Liquids	0.6 MW	Operating	Mar 1979
3	Conventional Hydroelectric	1.6 MW	Retired	Mar 1954	Jun 2023
IC2	Petroleum Liquids	0.3 MW	Retired	Dec 1972	Aug 2017

Plant details

Operator: Petersburg Borough - (AK)
Location: Wrangell Petersburg County, Alaska
Sector: Electric Utility
Capacity: Operating: 14.7 MW
Retired: 1.9 MW
First unit online: Mar 1954
EIA plant ID: 91

Location

56.8110, -132.9571

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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