21 MW Natural Gas operating in Hennepin, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
21 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.9786, -93.2408
County
Hennepin, MN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | University of Minnesota Central Utilities | — | — |
| Owner(s) | University of Minnesota Central Utilities | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Univ Minnesota CHP Plant is a 21 MW natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) facility located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by the University of Minnesota Central Utilities. It utilizes a single natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market and is under the balancing authority of the same entity. In its latest year of reported generation, the Univ Minnesota CHP Plant produced 166,320 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 85.0%. The plant ranks 26th out of 33 power plants in Minnesota and 1301st out of 1963 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
IPP CHP
15.9K MWh
Latest Month
166.3K MWh
Annual Generation
85.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Saf Hydroelectric Llc
Substation Distance
0.536 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.ELLIOTPK1
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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