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Carleton College
Power plant · Oil
Key facts
Power plant · Oilran 12% of 2025 Standby- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 2004
- Net generation, 2025
- 8,008 MWh
- Grid
- 14 kV to Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (MISO)
- Location
- Rice County, Minnesota
- Operated by
- Carleton CollegeSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Output
- Oil
- Unspecified fuel
Details
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- Technology
- Oil source: “Petroleum Liquids”
- Age
- 22 years since 2004
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Gem |
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| Grid |
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| Eia status |
|
| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 27,789 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.117 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 8,008 |
| Balancing authority code | MISO |
Data notes (1)
- Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 2025 not shown: computed 3470.2 outside 5000-30000 Btu/kWh
Wind turbines
Wind turbines
USGS maps these turbines around a center 1.8 mi from the point this page maps the plant at; the nearest turbine is 1.5 mi from that point.
- Turbines
- 2
- Turbine capacity (MW)
- 3.2
- Turbine models
- 1 NEG Micon NM82 and 1 GE Wind GE1.6-82.5
- Hub height (m)
- 80
- Rotor diameter (m)
- 82–82.5
- Years online
- 2004–2011
Source U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Source
- U.S. Wind Turbine DatabaseMap services and data are available from U.S. Wind Turbine Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, American Clean Power Association, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uswtdb
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
5 sourcesSources EIA-860M · GEM · U.S. Wind Turbine Database · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Sources
- EIA-860M
- GEMGlobal Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- U.S. Wind Turbine DatabaseMap services and data are available from U.S. Wind Turbine Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, American Clean Power Association, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uswtdb
- EIASource: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Around this plant
Nearby
within 15 mi| Project | Kind | Away | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazaska Garden Under construction | Solar | 2.1 mi | 5 |
| Hydra Community Solar Postponed | Solar | 3.9 mi | 1 |
| Carver Garden Under construction | Solar | 12.0 mi | 1 |
Sources EIA-860M