127th largest plant in Minnesota · 5494th nationally
Sleepy Eye is a oil power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 11.4 MW. It generates roughly 66 MWh per year — enough to power about 6 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1433 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Sleepy Eye |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm |
| City | Sleepy Eye |
| County | Brown County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56085 |
| Coordinates | 44.29812, -94.72519 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2009 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2009 |
| NEW | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2001 |
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Standby | 1999 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Standby | 1996 |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Standby | 1995 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| CO₂ | 47 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1433 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.. |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.