Chester Lake
Hydro power plant in Prince of Wales Ketchikan, Alaska. 1.3 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Metlakatla Power & Light.
Also known as EIA plant 7168
Analyst: free account, 1 question a day.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1.3 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 1988First generator online
- Operator
- Metlakatla Power & LightEIA operator ID 12385
- Grid
- Not reported
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Prince of Wales Ketchikan, AK55.1169, −131.5459
- EIA plant ID
- 7168EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Chester Lake produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
5.15 GWh
5,152 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
45.2%
2024: 44.5%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
3.6–5.8
GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2019
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | 2,107 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 3,798 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 4,191 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 4,758 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 2,307 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 3,016 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 3,802 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 4,258 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 3,130 | 35.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 5,129 | 58.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 5,452 | 62.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 4,368 | 49.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 5,966 | 68.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 5,429 | 62.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 4,585 | 52.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 3,839 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 5,384 | 47.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 5,809 | 51.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 5,415 | 47.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 3,601 | 31.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 4,121 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 4,521 | 39.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 5,081 | 44.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 5,152 | 45.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 | January 1988 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Metlakatla Power & Light as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
ProPro adds modeled values for this plant. Everything above stays free.
300 analyst questions a month, plus MCP
Query Chester Lake and 14,224 other projects from Claude or your own tools. Free accounts get 1 question a day.
Power plants near Chester Lake
More plants operated by Metlakatla Power & Light
Questions about Chester Lake
How much power does Chester Lake produce?
Chester Lake reported 5,152 MWh (5.15 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 45.2% capacity factor on 1.3 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Chester Lake?
Chester Lake is in Prince of Wales Ketchikan, Alaska, at 55.1169, −131.5459.
Who operates Chester Lake?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Metlakatla Power & Light as the operator (EIA operator ID 12385). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Chester Lake start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 1988, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page