Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H

🛢 OilCommercial Non-CHP8 MW capacity

157th largest plant in Minnesota · 6210th nationally

Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H is a oil power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 8.0 MW. It generates roughly 93 MWh per year — enough to power about 8 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1879 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity8 MWnameplate
Annual Generation93 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂87metric tons

Location

Plant NameThomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H
OperatorRyan Companies Us, Inc.
CityEagan
CountyDakota County
StateMinnesota
ZIP55123
Coordinates44.82890, -93.11670

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilHydroelectricWindSolarBiomass

Generators (4)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired2007
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired2007
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired2007
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired2007

Emissions (annual)

CO₂87 metric tons
NOₓ2 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1879 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,879 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Oil plants

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.

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