Pennington, South Dakota · Plant code 3325

Ben French

Ben French is a natural gas plant in Pennington, South Dakota. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

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Total capacity 110 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 7,553 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 1%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,965

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Location Rapid City, South Dakota

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 4,082 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 12 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 2,631 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 7,873 MWh · 104% of generation

Col 0 MWh · 0% of generation

Oil -320 MWh · -4% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Black Hills Power, Inc.

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,965
2	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,965
3	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,965
4	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,965
5	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,965
GT1	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	25 MW	Operating	1,977
GT2	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	25 MW	Operating	1,977
GT3	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	25 MW	Operating	1,978
GT4	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	25 MW	Operating	1,979
ST1	Conventional Steam Coal	Coal	25 MW	Retired or canceled	1,960

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

-119 MWh

Jan

330 MWh

Feb

441 MWh

Mar

0 MWh

Apr

7 MWh

May

331 MWh

Jun

282 MWh

Jul

145 MWh

Aug

666 MWh

Sep

744 MWh

Oct

2,582 MWh

Nov

2,144 MWh

Dec

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Pennington, South Dakota