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Blooming Prairie is a 6.8 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) since 2001. Ranked #445 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 6.8 MW accounts for 0.02% of the total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Blooming Prairie 433 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pleasant Valley (MN) (467.8 MW, Gas), Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm (300 MW, Wind), and Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 (201.3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 130 km south of Minneapolis.

Capacity
6.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
City of Blooming Prairie - (MN)
Location
43.8660°, -93.0504°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,388. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,851 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,378 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

162 plants within 100 km, 8,176 MW combined

Nearest plant: Oak Glen Wind Farm (9.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.866000, -93.050400
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
13.6 Kt
21 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
338.8 Kt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.9K
cars per year
1.8K
homes per year
616.0K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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