Granite City is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota.
| Plant Name | Granite City |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| City | St. Cloud |
| County | Benton County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56301 |
| Coordinates | 45.57560, -94.14080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 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.