151st largest plant in Minnesota · 6121st nationally
Blooming Prairie is a oil power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 8.6 MW. It generates roughly 167 MWh per year — enough to power about 15 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1689 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Blooming Prairie |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Blooming Prairie - (Mn) |
| City | Blooming Prairie |
| County | Steele County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55917 |
| Coordinates | 43.86600, -93.05040 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Standby | 2003 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2009 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2012 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Standby | 1974 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1947 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1937 |
| CO₂ | 141 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1689 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.