New Ulm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 2001
- Capacity
- 78.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Brown, MN
- Operating Since
- 1957
- Generators
- 5
- Operator
- New Ulm Public Utilities Comm
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 1,921.02 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
New Ulm
OperatingDistillate OilNatural GasHybrid
Ranked #1 of 58 Distillate Oil plants in MN#48 of 827 nationally
78.5 MW Natural Gas Steam Turbine (27 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (52 MW) operating in Brown, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
78.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
1957
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.3157, -94.4580
County
Brown, MN
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | — | — |
| Owner(s) | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The New Ulm plant is a 78.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Brown County, Minnesota. It began operating in 1957 and is owned and operated by New Ulm Public Utilities Commission. The plant utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as fuel sources, employing natural gas steam turbine technology. It consists of five generators.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, the New Ulm plant generated 1,921 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 0.3%. It is ranked as the 17th largest power plant in Minnesota out of 33, and nationally it is ranked 1006 out of 1963 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
9 MWh
Latest Month
1.9K MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.NULM.4GT
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·corporate
A dream job in Antarctica
David Keller, a New Ulm native and graduate of New Ulm High School, works as a heavy equipment operator at McMurdo Station in Antarctica...
David Keller (other)
nujournal.com·3 months ago
General
Utilities hold PowerOn Midwest meetings in area
MARSHALL — Spokespeople for a group of electric utilities said a new power line project in southern Minnesota would help supply energy needs...
marshallindependent.com·4 months ago
Industry·corporate
Anderson: Pheasant-hunting, dog-loving Marine takes long route home to New Ulm
Between rescue flights in Arizona, Isaiah Osborne of New Ulm, MN, fine-tuned his love of upland bird hunting.
Isaiah Osborne (other)
Star Tribune·5 months ago
General
Xcel shares plan for ‘very long-term vision’ for power project
MARSHALL — A group of electrical providers including Xcel Energy are proposing to build another new transmission line project across...
marshallindependent.com·5 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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