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Wilmarth — Power plant · Waste to energy · Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaMN CSG 2019-57 — Solar · MN · 1 MW · 3.5 km awayEESolar22 — Solar · MN · 2.6 MW · 6.6 km away
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Wilmarth

Power plant · Waste to energy

Key facts

Power plant · Waste to energyran 45% of 2025 Retiring
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1948
Net generation, 2025
98,230 MWh
Grid
69 kV to Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (MISO)
Location
Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas
  • Biomass and waste

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
Xcel Energy

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Technology
Waste to energy source: “Municipal Solid Waste”
Age
78 years since 1948
Heat rate
17,630 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
Xcel Energy Inc
Share pct
100
Gem entity id
E100000001329
Unit ids
G100001055452, G100001055453
Location id
L100001048308
Eia plant ids
1934
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
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 20251,731,814
Capacity factor, 20250.449
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202517,630.2
Net generation (MWh), 202598,230
Balancing authority codeMISO

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusAt least half of the plant's in-service nameplate capacity is scheduled to retire, on dates its owner has reported to EIA. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Next scheduled retirement
December 2037
Capacity scheduled to retire
25 MW
Generators scheduled to retire
2
Share of in-service capacity scheduled
100%
Capacity still in service
25 MW
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
1Municipal Solid Waste12.5 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2037
2Municipal Solid Waste12.5 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2037

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 25 km (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% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • Stated Units 1, 2 scheduled to retire, 25 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

6 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · 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 25 km
ProjectKindAwayMW
MN CSG 2019-57 Permitted Solar 3.5 km 1
EESolar22 Under construction Solar 6.6 km 2.6

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

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