8.6 MW Distillate Oil standby in Steele, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
8.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1974
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.8660, -93.0504
County
Steele, MN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Blooming Prairie is a small dispatchable power plant located in Steele County, Minnesota. The plant has a total capacity of 8.6 MW across 5 generators, and it primarily runs on distillate fuel oil (DFO). The plant began operating in 1974 and is owned and operated by the City of Blooming Prairie.
In the most recent year of record, Blooming Prairie generated 234 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 0.3%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, and it is situated in the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Blooming Prairie is ranked as the 29th largest power plant in Minnesota out of 59 plants, and it holds a national ranking of 399 out of 886 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
23 MWh
Latest Month
234 MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Blooming Prairie
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.