Redfield is a natural gas power plant in South Dakota.
Capacity—nameplate
Annual Generation—EPA eGRID
Capacity Factor—
Annual CO₂—metric tons
Location
Plant Name
Redfield
Operator
Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
City
Redfield
County
Spink County
State
South Dakota
ZIP
57469
Coordinates
44.87694, -98.52417
Natural Gas
Generators (3)
ID
Technology
Fuel
Capacity
Status
Online
1
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Natural Gas
1.3 MW
Retired
1962
2
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Natural Gas
1.3 MW
Retired
1962
3
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Natural Gas
1.3 MW
Retired
1962
Grid context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
About Natural Gas plants
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.