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40 MW BESS operating in Fairbanks North Star, AK
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40 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Coordinates
64.8167, -147.7250
County
Fairbanks North Star, AK
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Located in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, the Battery Energy Storage System is a 40 MW battery storage facility. Operated by Golden Valley Electric Association Inc., the plant began operation in 2003 and utilizes batteries as its primary technology, with MWH listed as the fuel type. The facility consists of one generator.
The battery energy storage system has a storage capacity of 11 MWh, providing a duration of 0.28 hours. The battery chemistry is NIB. The plant is ranked as the 2nd largest of 6 battery storage facilities in Alaska, and 636th nationally out of 1205 such facilities. The balancing authority for the plant is listed as "No BA".
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Grid Region
Non-ISO
Market
—
NERC Region
—
Balancing Authority
No BA
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
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−310 MWh
Net Charging
-3.7K MWh
Annual Net Energy
-1.0%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
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2013
$913/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $36.5M
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This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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