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EIA plant 1926

Red Wing · Goodhue · MN

Red Wing

Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Annual generation123,213 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMSWCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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44.569200, -92.516912

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyMunicipal Solid Waste23 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the MN plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

110,605
212,594
35,963
4-4,092
513,719
612,134
712,082
811,181
912,486
1012,317
1112,849
1211,375

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
110,605
212,594
35,963
4-4,092
513,719
612,134
712,082
811,181
912,486
1012,317
1112,849
1211,375

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
110,605 MWh
212,594 MWh
35,963 MWh
4-4,092 MWh
513,719 MWh
612,134 MWh
712,082 MWh
811,181 MWh
912,486 MWh
1012,317 MWh
1112,849 MWh
1211,375 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Municipal Solid WasteMSW11.5OP
2Municipal Solid WasteMSW11.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1926
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Mississippi
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (13,719 MWh) and 3 the lowest (5,963 MWh). Their difference is 7,756 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Municipal Solid Waste11.59.09.06.0
2Municipal Solid Waste11.59.09.06.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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