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Key City — Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine · Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaMN CSG 2019-57 — Permitted · Solar · MN · 1 MW · 2.3 mi awayEESolar22 — Under construction · Solar · MN · 2.6 MW · 4.2 mi away
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Key City

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine Retired
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1970
Net generation, 2014
-388 MWh
Grid
69 kV to Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (MISO)
Location
Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2015
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2015
  • Gas

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
Xcel Energy

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Technology
Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
Age
56 years since 1970
All 2 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110028023243
Subparts reported
C
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1003410
Balancing authority codeMISO

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusEvery generator EIA lists at this plant has retired. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Retired
April 2015
Capacity retired
72 MW
Generators retired
4
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine18 MWRetiredApril 2015
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine18 MWRetiredApril 2015
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine18 MWRetiredApril 2015
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine18 MWRetiredApril 2015

Grid

EIA-860 2025Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 for 2025 (Schedule 2).
Grid voltage at the plant
69 kV
Transmission or distribution system owner
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
Transmission lines within 15 mi (2)
Can the connection be reused?

A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.

Ownership

2 companies2
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota Operator EIA-860M
Xcel Energy Owner 100.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • Stated Units 1, 2, 3, 4 scheduled to retire, 72 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · LBNL · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

Every source and license · Attribution

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
ProjectKindAwayMW
MN CSG 2019-57 Permitted Solar 2.3 mi 1
EESolar22 Under construction Solar 4.2 mi 2.6

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026

Attribution