37 MW Wood Waste operating in Ramsey, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
37 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.9429, -93.0966
County
Ramsey, MN
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | St Paul Cogeneration LLC | Ever-Green Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Ever Green Energy Inc | DTE Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
St Paul Cogeneration is a 37 MW biomass-fueled power plant located in Ramsey County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2003 and has one generator utilizing wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. It is owned by DTE Energy and operated by St Paul Cogeneration LLC. The plant's output is delivered to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market, within the MRO NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, St Paul Cogeneration generated 151,068 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.5%. Among biomass plants in Minnesota, it ranks as the second-largest of two such facilities in the state. Nationally, it ranks as the 34th-largest biomass plant out of 97.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP CHP
13.5K MWh
Latest Month
151.1K MWh
Annual Generation
46.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.SPGSPG1
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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