30th largest plant in Minnesota · 1616th nationally
Cambridge Ct Hybrid is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 194 MW. It generates roughly 49.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,707 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1389 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Cambridge Ct Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Great River Energy |
| City | Cambridge |
| County | Isanti County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55008 |
| Coordinates | 45.60100, -93.20810 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 169 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 25.1 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| BA1 | Batteries | Battery | 1.5 MW | Planned | — |
| CO₂ | 34.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 15 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1389 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.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.