Soldotna 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
Petro 49 - Soldotna - Alaska Oil Sales 5 104000 40000 44000 20000 No No Yes No DEC
Kenai Peninsula Borough - Central Landill - Soldotna 1 1100 1100 No No Yes No DEC
University of Alaska - Soldotna 1 1700 1700 No No Yes No DEC
Kenai Peninsula Borough - Soldotna High School 1 1000 1000 No No Yes No DEC
Kenai Peninsula Borough - Soldotna Maintenance Shop 1 2000 2000 No No Yes No DEC
Kenai Peninsula Borough - Administration Building - Soldotna 1 1500 1500 No No Yes No DEC
Kenai Peninsula Borough - Soldotna Warehouse 1 1000 1000 No No Yes No DEC
Alaska Waste - Kenai Peninsula 1 8000 8000 No No Yes No DEC
Soldotna Highway Station 1 4000 4000 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)
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2005 $3.15
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2005 $2.99
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2006 $3.19
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2006 $2.96
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2007 $3.60
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2007 $3.10
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2007 $3.69
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2007 $3.60
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2008 $5.15
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2008 $5.13
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2008 $4.85
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2008 $4.89
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2009 $3.78
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2009 $4.04
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2009 $3.73
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2009 $3.85
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2010 $4.13
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2010 $3.93
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2010 $4.18
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2010 $3.90
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2011 $5.00
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2011 $5.04
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2011 $4.47
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2011 $4.19
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2012 $4.95
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2012 $4.81
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2013 $5.18
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2013 $4.86
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2013 $5.14
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2013 $4.98
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2014 $5.54
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2014 $4.92
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2014 $4.79
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2014 $5.07
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2015 $3.86
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2015 $4.80
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2015 $4.87
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2015 $4.55
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2016 $4.02
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2016 $3.31
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2016 $4.09
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2016 $3.44
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2017 $3.97
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2017 $3.30
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2017 $3.48
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2017 $3.98
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2018 $4.01
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2018 $4.32
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2018 $3.92
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2018 $3.51
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2019 $3.92
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2019 $4.50
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2019 $4.39
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2019 $3.89
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2020 $3.73
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2020 $2.95
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2020 $4.42
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2020 $3.89
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2021 $4.07
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2021 $3.68
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2021 $3.59
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2021 $3.19
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2022 $6.02
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2022 $5.98
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2022 $4.16
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2022 $4.95
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2023 $5.69
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2023 $5.32
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2023 $5.62
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2023 $5.52
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2024 $5.48
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2024 $5.25
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2024 $5.29
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2024 $5.28
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Summer 2025 $5.09
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Summer 2025 $4.80
0271640 Heating fuel Regional DCRA Winter 2025 $4.77
0271640 Gasoline Regional DCRA Winter 2025 $4.99

Geography


Community Soldotna
Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough
Regional Corporation Cook Inlet Alaska Native Regional Corporation
Grid Railbelt Grid
Latitude, Longitude 60.49044721 , -151.06585198
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 Soldotna Municipal Airport provides facilities for charter services and local air traffic. The nearby Kenai Municipal Airport, located 10 miles away, offers scheduled flights and float plane facilities. Seaplanes can also land at Mackeys Lakes. There are four additional private landing strips in Soldotna and a heliport for medical emergencies at Central Peninsula General Hospital. The Sterling Highway provides access to Alaska's road system. While Soldotna has an airport, there are no regular commercial flights available between Soldotna and Anchorage.

Legislative Districts


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District Name As of Date
6 Kachemak Bay/Ninilchik/Kasilof 2022-05-24
7 Kenai/Soldotna 2022-05-24
8 Northern Kenai Peninsula 2022-05-24
Senate District As of Date
C 2022-05-24
D 2022-05-24

Population


Estimated Population (2023): 4,448 (±18)
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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 4448 18 336 132 407 170 216 89 309 211 166 91 816 161 450 156 537 170 252 137 189 119 406 99 220 100 144 73 34 5 1137 180 3311 179 3178 207 834 175 770 160 4448 18 1992 162 2456 163
2018 2022 P 4394 18 232 124 363 175 160 89 363 202 196 100 721 179 455 147 545 144 329 147 271 146 471 118 167 77 121 86 37 5 953 198 3441 202 3256 218 873 182 759 158

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 1726 41989 122 118 249 191 336 218 276 102 62 52
2008 2012 1732 44805 103 77 235 141 357 232 362 119 61 45
2009 2013 1669 54931 55 58 238 128 270 277 392 145 55 51
2010 2014 1651 63068 25 58 242 135 217 197 446 181 105 45
2011 2015 1638 65048 31 65 246 155 215 201 359 240 75 51
2012 2016 1696 67434 32 64 266 159 217 139 427 280 75 37
2013 2017 1716 68662 20 109 304 171 179 151 368 230 107 77
2014 2018 1827 61723 41 95 274 234 195 133 388 280 96 91
2015 2019 1828 60491 47 104 225 242 176 151 435 228 100 120
2016 2020 1883 59668 126 95 247 246 192 107 419 238 95 118
2017 2021 1722 60833 132 65 257 212 216 135 253 220 69 163
2018 2022 1739 67365 133 17 400 173 187 206 254 170 68 131
2019 2023 1746 62984 142 20 352 211 179 186 229 233 71 123
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 29640 7674
2008 2012 30553 7685 252 91 4121 91
2009 2013 31295 7367 208 73 4199 73
2010 2014 32892 6816 147 70 4266 76
2011 2015 33507 7682 227 123 4335 76
2012 2016 31210 3260 220 133 4403 81
2013 2017 36987 6623 288 145 4452 76
2014 2018 36626 7163 312 128 4522 76
2015 2019 37120 7425 397 156 4600 73
2016 2020 36433 7799 676 332 4654 70
2017 2021 37130 7782 823 306 4321 69
2018 2022 36352 4552 706 278 4318 43
2019 2023 35118 4749 803 346 4348 40