Power Plants in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Olmsted County, Minnesota has 18 power plants totaling 231 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants18operating sites
Capacity231 MWnameplate
Generation287.3k MWhannual
CO₂89.6kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 79%Solar 11%Biomass 6%Oil 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Cascade CreekRochesterNatural Gas84.9 MWRochester Public Utilities
Westside Energy StationRochesterNatural Gas46.5 MWRochester Public Utilities
Franklin Heating StationRochesterNatural Gas34.0 MWFranklin Heating Station
Saint Marys Hospital Power PlantRochesterNatural Gas16.3 MWSt Mary's Hospital
Olmsted Waste EnergyRochesterBiomass11.3 MWOlmsted County Public Works
Westside SolarRochesterSolar10.0 MWWestside Solar, Llc (Ecofin)
4710 HostingRochesterOil7.5 MWEpic Hosting, Llc
Hwy 14 Holdco Solar CsgByronSolar5.0 MWHwy 14 Holdco, Llc
Pine Island Solar CsgPine IslandSolar3.9 MWPine Island Holdco, Llc
Ibm WestRochesterOil3.6 MWRochester Public Utilities
Water Reclamation PlantRochesterBiomass2.0 MWCity Of Rochester
Novel Decook Solar CsgByronSolar1.0 MWRea Investments, Llc
Novel Byron Solar CsgByronSolar1.0 MWRea Investments, Llc
Novel Bartel Solar CsgByronSolar1.0 MWRea Investments, Llc
Lange SolarByronSolar1.0 MWArcadia Solar, Llc
Tweite Community Solar LlcByronSolar1.0 MWTweite Community Solar Llc
Bear Grove SolarByronSolar1.0 MWBear Grove Solar, Llc
Silver LakeRochesterCoal— MWRochester Public Utilities

About power generation in Olmsted County

Olmsted County, Minnesota has 18 power plants totaling 231 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 79% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (11%) and Biomass (6%). The largest facility is Cascade Creek at 84 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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