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Blue Lake Hydro

Blue Lake Hydro is a 15.9 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Sitka County, Alaska, operated by City & Borough of Sitka - (AK).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1961 (current stage)
  5. ClosedAug 2014 (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.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Conventional Hydroelectric5.3 MW OperatingOct 2014
4Conventional Hydroelectric5.3 MW OperatingOct 2014
5Conventional Hydroelectric5.3 MW OperatingOct 2014
1Conventional Hydroelectric3.5 MW RetiredJun 1961Aug 2014
2Conventional Hydroelectric3.5 MW RetiredJun 1961Aug 2014

Plant details

Operator
City & Borough of Sitka - (AK)
Location
Sitka County, Alaska
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 15.9 MW
Retired: 7.0 MW
First unit online
Jun 1961
EIA plant ID
93

Location

57.0516, -135.2297

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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