Olmsted Waste Energy

OperatingDistillate OilMuni. WasteHybrid

Ranked #4 of 4 Muni. Waste plants in MN#52 of 56 nationally

11.3 MW Municipal Solid Waste (10 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (2 MW) operating in Olmsted, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

11.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Municipal Solid Waste + Petroleum Liquids

1987

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.0261, -92.4323

County

Olmsted, MN

Nearby Plants

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Olmsted County Public Works	—	—
Owner(s)	Olmsted County Public Works	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Olmsted Waste Energy is a waste-to-energy power plant located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The plant has a total capacity of 11.3 MW across four generators. It primarily combusts municipal solid waste (MSW) but also uses petroleum liquids. The plant began operating in 1987 and is owned and operated by Olmsted County Public Works. It is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) grid and falls within the MRO NERC region.

In the most recent year with available data, Olmsted Waste Energy generated 46,712 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 47.1%. The plant is ranked as the 4th largest of 4 waste-to-energy plants in Minnesota, and 52nd out of 56 such plants nationally.

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