Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar— 7.5 MW Coal
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar is a 7.5 MW coal and gas power plant in the United States, operated by Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar and commissioned in 1976. Ranked #284 of 297 coal plants in the United States. Its 7.5 MW represents a fraction of the country's total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar 534.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Palmer's Creek Wind Farm LLC (44.6 MW, Wind), Willmar (30 MW, Gas), and Adams Wind Generations LLC (20 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 50 km west of Minneapolis.
50 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,259. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,739 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
50 years in operation
Coal fleet average: 29.2 years
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
86 plants within 100 km, 1,046 MW combined
Location
Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Coal
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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