2.7 MW Distillate Oil standby in Clark, SD — Southwest Power Pool
2.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.8765, -97.7321
County
Clark, SD
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | NorthWestern Energy - (SD) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The Clark power plant, located in Clark County, South Dakota, is a 2.7 MW electricity generating facility. The plant began operating in 1970 and utilizes Distillate Fuel Oil (DFO) as its primary fuel source, employing Petroleum Liquids technology. It consists of a single generator. The plant is owned and operated by NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Clark operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. According to available data, the plant's installed cost was $318.06 per kW. In terms of size, the plant ranks 9th out of 11 power plants in South Dakota, and 685th out of 886 nationally. Financial data is sourced from FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
$348/kW
Installed Cost
northwestern energy public service corporation
Reporting Utility
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Clark Junction Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
NorthWestern Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUE_NWPS_NTWK
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match