New Anchorage power plant improves efficiency and reliability, increases rates

Plant Superintendent Nat Lewis shows off one of Plant 2A’s new turbines. (Photo by Henry Leasia/Alaska Public Media)
Last year, Municipal Light & Power completed a $300 million overhaul of their power plant in East Anchorage. The expansion aims to increase efficiency, reliability and environmental quality by replacing old technology.
During a recent media tour of the new facility, Plant 2A Superintendent Nat Lewis showed off the new Siemens SST-400 turbine. It runs on steam generated f