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Owatonna is a 19 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Owatonna since 1982. Ranked #1,376 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 19 MW represents a mere 0.003% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Owatonna 224.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Faribault Energy Park (334.5 MW, Gas), Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 (201.3 MW, Wind), and Oak Glen Wind Farm (44 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 50 km south of Minneapolis.

Capacity
19 MW
Commissioning Year
1982

44 years old

Owner
City of Owatonna - (MN)
Location
44.0833°, -93.2300°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,095. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #20,067 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,226 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

44 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Owatonna - (MN) operates 1 plants totalling 19 MW

Regional density

195 plants within 100 km, 10,588 MW combined

Nearest plant: Owatonna Energy Station (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.083300, -93.230000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
36.7 Kt
75 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.61 Mt
Over 44 years of operation
Past Retirement
2012
14 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 Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
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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