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Lake Mills is an 18.5 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Lake Mills since 1983. Ranked #222 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 18.5 MW accounts for 0.05% of the country's total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Lake Mills 159 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Emery Station (602.8 MW, Gas), Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 (201.3 MW, Wind), and FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 150 km south of Minneapolis.

Capacity
18.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1983

43 years old

Owner
City of Lake Mills
Location
43.4172°, -93.5322°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,126. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #20,211 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #983 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

43 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

City of Lake Mills operates 1 plants totalling 19 MW

Regional density

104 plants within 100 km, 5,389 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lake Mills Gas Recovery (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.417200, -93.532200
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
36.9 Kt
57 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.59 Mt
Over 43 years of operation
Past Retirement
2013
13 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.0K
cars per year
4.9K
homes per year
1.7M
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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