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Redwood Falls is an 8.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Redwood Falls Public Util Comm since 1975. Ranked #1524 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 8.5 MW represents 0.001% of the United States' 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 Redwood Falls 500 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Adams Wind Generations LLC (20 MW, Wind), Sleepy Eye (11.4 MW, Oil), and Springfield (MN) (9 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 40 km from Mankato.

Capacity
8.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1975

51 years old

Owner
Redwood Falls Public Util Comm
Location
44.5431°, -95.1178°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,091. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,519 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,549 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

51 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Redwood Falls Public Util Comm operates 2 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

125 plants within 100 km, 3,560 MW combined

Nearest plant: South Generation (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.543100, -95.117800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
16.4 Kt
34 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
837.3 Kt
Over 51 years of operation
Past Retirement
2005
21 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.6K
cars per year
2.2K
homes per year
746.3K
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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