Cottonwood, Minnesota · Plant code 1998

Mountain Lake

Mountain Lake is a wind plant in Cottonwood, Minnesota. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Wind

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Total capacity 7 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 2,487 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 3%

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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 1,954

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Location Mountain Lake, Minnesota

County and state routing anchor.

Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 328 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 6 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 284 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Wind 2,431 MWh · 98% of generation

Natural Gas 45 MWh · 2% of generation

Oil 11 MWh · 0% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner City of Mountain Lake - (MN)

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
2	Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine	Natural Gas	1 MW	Operating	1,954
4	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Retired or canceled	1,968
5	Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine	Natural Gas	1 MW	Operating	1,959
6	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,998
7	Petroleum Liquids	Oil	2 MW	Operating	1,998
8	Onshore Wind Turbine	Wind	1 MW	Operating	2,007

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

144 MWh

Jan

265 MWh

Feb

304 MWh

Mar

322 MWh

Apr

196 MWh

May

144 MWh

Jun

91 MWh

Jul

109 MWh

Aug

181 MWh

Sep

203 MWh

Oct

262 MWh

Nov

264 MWh

Dec

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Windom is a oil plant in Cottonwood, Minnesota. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

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