Facility ID: 1005267 · Power Plants

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT

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Beluga, AK · KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH · NAICS 221112

Data updated May 2026

6K MT CO₂e · 2023

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT ranks among smaller GHGRP totals (#7,948 of 8,713 nationally; #72 of 77 in AK), a lower-footprint comparator in Power Plants.

  • National rank #7,948 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #72 of 77 in AK
  • #1,514 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • 0.7% of CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOC parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -99.6% since 2011

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

5,820 7948th of 8713 higher than 765 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 0.7% of CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOC reported parent CO₂e (6K MT of 793K MT ; #3 of 3 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #1,514 of 1,732 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 6K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
6K MT
CH₄
0%
3 MT
N₂O
0.1%
3 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 5,820
2022 7,239
2021 7,728
2020 23,857
2019 67,019
2018 44,099
2017 129,784
2016 87,758
2015 292,756
2014 707,899
2013 813,081
2012 1,146,868
2011 1,301,240

Facility insight: CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT (ID 1005267) reported 6K MT CO₂e for 2023 in KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH, AK (#7,948 of 8,713 by latest CO₂e).

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 99.6%; peak load was 1.3M MT in 2011. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2011 at 1.3M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 99.6% below that peak (6K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2014→2015 (-58.6%, 415K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT ranks #7,948 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #72 of 77 facilities in AK (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT?

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT's 6K MT CO₂e is higher than 765 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (9%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT emit?

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT reported 6K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOC does CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT represent?

CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT accounts for 0.7% of CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOC's reported GHGRP CO₂e (6K MT of 793K MT), ranking #3 of 3 facilities under that parent.

What is CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT ranks #1,514 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), CHUGACH - BELUGA RIVER POWER PLANT's emissions have decreased by 99.6%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Lower-footprint peers outside AK: nearest CO₂e totals and same-sector reporters for context.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1005267. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon