Beluga

Brownfield

Beluga, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · Chugach Electric Assn Inc

Legacy capacity
62
MW

Beluga is a natural gas plant in Beluga, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, retired 2015-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 62 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity62 MW
Retirement date2015-04-01
EIA plant ID#96

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation11.2 mi
OperatorChugach Electric Assn Inc
Operator addressBeluga Power Plant, Beluga, AK, 99682
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Beluga, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Beluga
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BELUGASubstation-AdjacentAKAnchorage Municipality230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs61.5
BelugaBrownfieldAKAnchorage Municipality62 MW3.5 yrs51.1
Former West Cook Inlet Construction YardIndustrialAKKenai Peninsula County39.2

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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