# Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Ketchikan Gateway is home to Ketchikan. Unemployment was 2.5% in August 2026, against 5.4% in 2019. 10 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by Ketchikan Electric Company (other technologies), the 2nd largest pipeline among Alaska's counties. Construction employs 287, up 2.5% since 2019. Its power plants have 65 MW of capacity, 60% of it hydro, the 8th largest fleet in Alaska. 10 MW of new generation planned here, other technologies leading 65 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro -1.2% total jobs since 2019, now 7,211 ## Cities and towns in Ketchikan Gateway Ketchikan Gateway is home to Ketchikan. Ketchikan7,939 residents Saxman376 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Loring. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Ketchikan Gateway | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Alaska | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 13,913 | 13,549 | ▼ 2.6% | 7th of 28 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,298 | 7,211 | ▼ 1.2% | 18th of 28 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $48,975 | $66,029 | ▲ 34.8% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 280 | 287 | ▲ 2.5% | 6th of 8 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 5.4% | 2.5% | ▼ 2.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 10 MW | 15% of today's fleet | 2nd of 2 by size | Ketchikan Public Utilities is the largest utility serving Ketchikan Gateway. Its residential customers paid an average 12.48¢/kWh in 2024, below the 26.58¢ median for Alaska utilities. Employers here counted 7,211 jobs in 2025, down 1.2% from 2019. 13,549 people live here, down 2.6% since 2020, 7th of 28 Alaska counties by population. ## Who powers Ketchikan Gateway ### Utilities with service territory in Ketchikan Gateway | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ketchikan Public Utilities | Municipal | Bundled | 6,561 | 12.48¢ | 43% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 39 MW | 60% | | Petroleum | 26 MW | 40% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | S W Bailey | Ketchikan Public Utilities | Petroleum | 26 MW | 1969 | | Swan Lake | Southeast Alaska Power Agency | Hydro | 23 MW | 1984 | | Beaver Falls | Ketchikan Public Utilities | Hydro | 5 MW | 1947 | | Whitman | Ketchikan Public Utilities | Hydro | 5 MW | 2015 | | Ketchikan | Ketchikan Public Utilities | Hydro | 4 MW | 1938 | | Silvis | Ketchikan Public Utilities | Hydro | 2 MW | 1968 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2027 | Ketchikan Electric Company | ## The Ketchikan Gateway labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,211 | $66,029 | 1.00 | | Construction | 287 | $88,478 | 0.75 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Ketchikan Gateway No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Ketchikan Gateway. Alaska has 3 local measures on record statewide. ## Ketchikan Gateway and its neighbors None of the 2 counties bordering Ketchikan Gateway has a data center, a power plant or planned generation on record. [[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ketchikan Gateway | 13,549 | ▼ 1.2% | 65 MW | 10 MW | — | — | | Prince of Wales-Hyder](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/prince-of-wales-hyder) | 5,777 | ▼ 5.4% | — | — | — | — | | Wrangell](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/wrangell) | 2,007 | ▼ 3.4% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Alaska [All Alaska countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska)[Prince of Wales-Hyder5,777 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/prince-of-wales-hyder)[Wrangell2,007 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/wrangell) ## Ketchikan Gateway, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska? 1 utility has service territory in Ketchikan Gateway in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ketchikan Public Utilities. The largest, Ketchikan Public Utilities, charged residential customers 12.48¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Ketchikan Gateway? 6 operating plants with 65 MW of capacity. The largest is S W Bailey (26 MW, petroleum). ### How much new power is planned in Ketchikan Gateway? 10 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Ketchikan Electric Company. ### Are there data centers in Ketchikan Gateway? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Ketchikan Gateway. ### Is Ketchikan Gateway adding jobs? Employers counted 7,211 jobs in 2025 against 7,298 in 2019 (-1.2%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 280 to 287. ### Does Ketchikan Gateway have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Ketchikan Gateway. Alaska has 3 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alaska/ketchikan-gateway Updated: 2026-10-08. 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