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Owatonna Energy Station is a 38.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny since 2018. Ranked #1230 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 38.8 MW constitutes 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Owatonna Energy Station 109.5 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 100 km south of Minneapolis.

Capacity
38.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
Location
44.0852°, -93.2627°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,260. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,457 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,914 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny operates 5 plants totalling 88 MW

Regional density

198 plants within 100 km, 10,692 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lemond Solar (1.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.085200, -93.262700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
74.9 Kt
153 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
599.6 Kt
Over 8 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2048
22 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.3K
cars per year
10.0K
homes per year
3.4M
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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