108th largest plant in Minnesota · 5021st nationally
New Prague is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 16.9 MW.
| Plant Name | New Prague |
|---|---|
| Operator | New Prague Utilities Comm |
| City | New Prague |
| County | Le Sueur County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56071 |
| Coordinates | 44.54310, -93.57310 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.4 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1944 |
| CO₂ | 445 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
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.