11th largest plant in Minnesota · 699th nationally
Lakefield Junction is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 538 MW. It generates roughly 79.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,526 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1728 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Lakefield Junction |
|---|---|
| Operator | Great River Energy |
| City | Trimont |
| County | Martin County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56176 |
| Coordinates | 43.79844, -94.84145 |
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 | 89.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 89.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 68.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 17 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1728 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.