79th largest plant in Minnesota · 4005th nationally
St Paul Cogeneration is a biomass power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 37.0 MW. It generates roughly 153.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,582 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 47% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 324 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (37.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | St Paul Cogeneration |
|---|---|
| Operator | St Paul Cogeneration Llc |
| City | St. Paul |
| County | Ramsey County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55102 |
| Coordinates | 44.94289, -93.09656 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 37.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ever Green Energy Inc | St Paul, MN | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 24.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 87 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 324 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.. |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.