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Westside Energy Station — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 60564
Capacity: 46.5 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Status: Operating
Location: Olmsted, MN
Operating Since: 2018
Generators: 5
Operator: Rochester Public Utilities
Parent Company: Rochester Public Utilities
Annual Generation: 37,115.01 MWh
Capacity Factor: 9.1%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Westside Energy Station

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Ranked #21 of 34 Natural Gas plants in MN#1162 of 2009 nationally

46.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Olmsted, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

46.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine

Technology

2018

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.0390, -92.5519

County

Olmsted, MN

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Rochester Public Utilities	Rochester Public Utilities	—
Owner(s)	Rochester Public Utilities	Rochester Public Utilities	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Westside Energy Station is a 46.5 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The plant, which began operating in 2018, is owned and operated by Rochester Public Utilities. It consists of five natural gas-fueled internal combustion engine generators. The plant is located within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority area and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Westside Energy Station generated 37,115 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 9.1%. The plant ranks 20th out of 33 power plants in Minnesota based on capacity, and 1149th out of 1963 plants nationally.

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