62nd largest plant in Minnesota · 3539th nationally
Solway Ct is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 51.3 MW. It generates roughly 163.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,560 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1189 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Solway Ct |
|---|---|
| Operator | Otter Tail Power Co |
| City | Solway |
| County | Beltrami County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56678 |
| Coordinates | 47.54458, -95.12965 |
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 | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| D1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2005 |
| CO₂ | 97.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 125 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1189 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.