Nikiski Kenai Peninsula Borough Railbelt Grid
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Utilities


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Utilities for Service Area(s):

Grid: Railbelt Grid

PCE Status: Ineligible

Power Plants (8):

  • Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations
  • Bernice Lake
  • Bradley Lake
  • Nikiski Co-Generation
  • Seldovia
  • Soldotna
  • Soldotna
  • Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant

Rates


Residential Rate (2021)
$0.28/kWh
Commercial Rate (2021)
$0.25/kWh
Industrial Rate (2021)
$0.12/kWh

Production


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Plant Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Month Year
Bernice Lake 64.2 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
Bernice Lake 55.2 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
Bernice Lake 54.2 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
Bernice Lake 53.4 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
Bernice Lake 58.2 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
Bernice Lake 73.3 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
Bernice Lake 83.3 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
Bernice Lake 84.4 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
Bernice Lake 69.2 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
Bernice Lake 65.3 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
Bernice Lake 60.8 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
Bernice Lake 63.5 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Bradley Lake 39661.4 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 1 2021
Bradley Lake 33001.2 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2 2021
Bradley Lake 31649.8 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 3 2021
Bradley Lake 27917.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 4 2021
Bradley Lake 34587.1 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 5 2021
Bradley Lake 37239.7 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 6 2021
Bradley Lake 33157.3 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 7 2021
Bradley Lake 31286.9 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 8 2021
Bradley Lake 25662.1 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 9 2021
Bradley Lake 26333.6 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 10 2021
Bradley Lake 30863.5 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 11 2021
Bradley Lake 39657.9 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 12 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 41101.0 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 36843.0 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 38789.0 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 34803.0 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 16683.0 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 26100.0 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 32152.0 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 31677.0 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 19491.0 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 39227.0 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 41530.0 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 40958.0 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Seldovia 17.1 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 1 2021
Seldovia 19.0 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2 2021
Seldovia 20.5 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 3 2021
Seldovia 19.7 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 4 2021
Seldovia 10.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 5 2021
Seldovia 13.7 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 6 2021
Seldovia 13.4 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 7 2021
Seldovia 19.3 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 8 2021
Seldovia 25.0 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 9 2021
Seldovia 24.9 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 10 2021
Seldovia 19.4 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 11 2021
Seldovia 21.6 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 12 2021
Soldotna 2709.8 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
Soldotna 2709.8 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
Soldotna 2328.4 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
Soldotna 2328.4 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
Soldotna 2284.9 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
Soldotna 2284.9 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
Soldotna 2252.5 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
Soldotna 2252.5 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
Soldotna 2456.3 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
Soldotna 2456.3 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
Soldotna 3092.1 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
Soldotna 3092.1 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
Soldotna 3513.2 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
Soldotna 3513.2 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
Soldotna 3562.0 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
Soldotna 3562.0 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
Soldotna 2920.7 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
Soldotna 2920.7 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
Soldotna 2754.6 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
Soldotna 2754.6 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
Soldotna 2566.6 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
Soldotna 2566.6 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
Soldotna 2679.8 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Soldotna 2679.8 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 6496.0 NG Natural Gas 1 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 5708.0 NG Natural Gas 2 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 5989.0 NG Natural Gas 3 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 6116.0 NG Natural Gas 4 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 6196.0 NG Natural Gas 5 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 6035.0 NG Natural Gas 6 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 5897.0 NG Natural Gas 7 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 5385.0 NG Natural Gas 8 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 4657.0 NG Natural Gas 9 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 4500.0 NG Natural Gas 10 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 3064.0 NG Natural Gas 11 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 4835.0 NG Natural Gas 12 2021
Plant Net Generation (MWh) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Year
Bernice Lake 785 NG Natural Gas 2021
Bradley Lake 391018 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 399354 NG Natural Gas 2021
Seldovia 224 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2021
Soldotna 33121 NG Natural Gas 2021
Soldotna 33121 NG Natural Gas 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 64878 NG Natural Gas 2021

Capacity


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Plant Capacity (MW) Fuel Type Code Fuel Type Name Year
Agrium Kenai Nitrogen Operations 12.5 NG Natural Gas 2021
Bernice Lake 76.7 NG Natural Gas 2021
Bradley Lake 126.0 WAT Water at Hydroelectric Turbine 2021
Nikiski Co-Generation 80.8 NG Natural Gas 2021
Seldovia 2.2 DFO Distillate Fuel Oil 2021
Soldotna 100.0 NG Natural Gas 2021
Soldotna 100.0 NG Natural Gas 2021
Soldotna 46.5 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 2021
Soldotna 46.5 MWH Electricity used for Energy Storage 2021
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration Plant 8.6 NG Natural Gas 2021

Bulk Fuel Facilities


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Fuel Delivery Methods
Barge Delivery
Plane Delivery
Road Delivery
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Facility Name Number of Tanks Total Capacity (gal) Gasoline Capacity (gal) Diesel Capacity (gal) Av Gas Capacity (gal) Jet Fuel Capacity (gal) Other Fuel Capacity (gal) Barge Delivery Plane Delivery Road Delivery Inspected by USCG Fuel Supplier Recommendations by AEA Distance to Barge Mooring (miles) Data Source Report
Hilcorp - Nikiski OSK Dock and Helipoprt 1 9500 9500 No No Yes No DEC

Sales, Revenue & Customers


Reported by: Homer Electric Assn Inc
Total Sales (2021)

461,432 MWh

Total Customers (2021)

32,954

Total Revenue (2021)

$104,363,400

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Customer Type Customers Sales (Mwh) Revenue ($) Year
Residential 28,602 176,313 $49,744,600 2021
Commercial 4,329 163,237 $40,589,800 2021
Total 32,954 461,432 $104,363,400 2021

Fuel Prices


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FIPS Fuel Type Price Type Source Season Year Price (USD)
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2005 $3.15
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2005 $2.99
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2006 $3.19
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2006 $2.96
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2007 $3.60
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2007 $3.10
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2007 $3.69
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2007 $3.60
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2008 $5.13
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2008 $5.15
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2008 $4.85
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2008 $4.89
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2009 $3.78
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2009 $4.04
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2009 $3.85
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2009 $3.73
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2010 $4.13
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2010 $3.93
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2010 $4.18
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2010 $3.90
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2011 $5.04
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2011 $5.00
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2011 $4.47
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2011 $4.19
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2012 $4.81
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2012 $4.95
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2013 $4.86
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2013 $5.18
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2013 $5.14
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2013 $4.98
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2014 $4.92
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2014 $5.54
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2014 $4.79
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2014 $5.07
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2015 $3.86
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2015 $4.80
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2015 $4.55
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2015 $4.87
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2016 $4.02
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2016 $3.31
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2016 $4.09
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2016 $3.44
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2017 $3.97
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2017 $3.30
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2017 $3.98
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2017 $3.48
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2018 $4.01
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2018 $4.32
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2018 $3.51
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2018 $3.92
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2019 $3.92
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2019 $4.50
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2019 $4.39
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2019 $3.89
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2020 $3.73
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2020 $2.95
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2020 $3.89
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2020 $4.42
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2021 $3.68
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2021 $4.07
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2021 $3.19
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2021 $3.59
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2022 $6.02
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2022 $5.98
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2022 $4.16
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2022 $4.95
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2023 $5.32
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2023 $5.69
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2023 $5.62
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2023 $5.52
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2024 $5.48
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2024 $5.25
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2024 $5.29
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2024 $5.28
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2025 $4.80
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2025 $5.09
0254050 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2025 $4.77
0254050 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2025 $4.99

Geography


Community Nikiski
Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough
Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
Grid Railbelt Grid
Latitude, Longitude 60.73459723 , -151.29692559
School District(s)
  • Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (Borough)

Transportation


Last Updated: 2023-08-24
Transportation Methods
Airport
Harbor Dock
State Ferry
Cargo Barge
Road Connection
Coastal

The Sterling Highway provides access to Anchorage. Nearby Kenai offers an airport and docking facilities. The Port Nikiski docks service offshore drilling platforms. There are two private airstrips in the vicinity.

Legislative Districts


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District Name As of Date
8 Northern Kenai Peninsula 2022-05-24
Senate District As of Date
D 2022-05-24

Population


Estimated Population (2023): 4,656 (±523)
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Start Year End Year Geo Source Estimated Total Population Margin of Error Total Population Estimated Age Under 5 Margin of Error Age Under 5 Estimated Age 5-9 Margin of Error Age 5-9 Estimated Age 10-14 Margin of Error Age 10-14 Estimated Age 15-19 Margin of Error Age 15-19 Estimated Age 20-24 Margin of Error Age 20-24 Estimated Age 25-34 Margin of Error Age 25-34 Estimated Age 35-44 Margin of Error Age 35-44 Estimated Age 45-54 Margin of Error Age 45-54 Estimated Age 55-59 Margin of Error Age 55-59 Estimated Age 60-64 Margin of Error Age 60-64 Estimated Age 65-74 Margin of Error Age 65-74 Estimated Age 75-84 Margin of Error Age 75-84 Estimated Age 85+ Margin of Error Age 85+ Estimated Median Age Margin of Error Median Age Estimated Under 18 Margin of Error Under 18 Estimated 18 Plus Margin of Error 18 Plus Estimated 21 Plus Margin of Error 21 Plus Estimated 62 Plus Margin of Error 62 Plus Estimated 65 Plus Margin of Error 65 Plus Estimated Total Margin of Error Total Estimated Male Margin of Error Male Estimated Female Margin of Error Female
2019 2023 P 4656 523 290 174 376 125 427 181 225 128 180 135 632 197 652 177 272 120 271 123 347 120 576 153 341 131 67 59 37 2 1269 368 3387 366 3338 332 1222 226 984 215 4656 523 2478 297 2178 315
2018 2022 P 4405 572 367 189 356 142 349 154 237 118 275 159 605 215 577 182 187 94 170 95 342 108 591 159 297 127 52 54 35 3 1257 350 3148 398 3032 366 1182 219 940 198

Income


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start_year end_year e_households_total e_household_median_income e_household_inc_under_10000 e_household_inc_10000_14999 e_household_inc_15000_24999 e_household_inc_25000_34999 e_household_inc_35000_49999 e_household_inc_50000_74999 e_household_inc_75000_99999 e_household_inc_100000_149999 e_household_inc_150000_199999 e_household_inc_200000_plus
2007 2011 1836 68090 148 35 348 176 208 131 308 293 168 21
2008 2012 1794 69130 145 25 386 142 188 191 284 243 161 29
2009 2013 1756 71116 64 38 416 123 202 185 334 229 134 31
2010 2014 1705 71683 78 68 421 121 139 228 300 224 107 19
2011 2015 1680 70909 101 47 384 140 148 217 272 223 111 37
2012 2016 1770 62959 111 62 412 115 154 265 311 164 111 65
2013 2017 1726 56722 117 49 354 161 162 268 286 164 104 61
2014 2018 1617 55043 150 60 252 134 156 235 279 176 112 63
2015 2019 1550 54583 109 51 186 111 229 243 286 136 104 95
2016 2020 1376 58804 89 42 173 110 119 213 294 146 100 90
2017 2021 1367 60913 67 71 166 106 66 230 319 184 111 47
2018 2022 1505 59809 106 41 191 168 62 282 242 191 154 68
2019 2023 1598 63023 62 62 207 142 95 283 281 173 139 154
start_year end_year e_per_capita_income m_per_capita_income e_pop_below_poverty m_pop_below_poverty e_pop_of_poverty_det m_pop_of_poverty_det
2007 2011 31301 3407
2008 2012 30774 2765 468 186 4663 488
2009 2013 32337 3248 227 106 4645 428
2010 2014 31797 3042 268 111 4510 481
2011 2015 31900 3678 375 165 4536 503
2012 2016 31217 3372 584 253 5017 501
2013 2017 29514 4074 620 276 4715 502
2014 2018 28018 3117 751 246 4562 518
2015 2019 29188 3852 645 250 4303 496
2016 2020 26691 3700 585 282 4310 640
2017 2021 25658 4173 639 315 4200 631
2018 2022 27708 4925 812 366 4370 572
2019 2023 31462 5277 645 361 4626 524