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EIA plant 1934

Mankato · Blue Earth · MN

Wilmarth

Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Annual generation105,753 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMSWCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Wilmarth?

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44.196700, -94.000900

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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 Waste25 MW represented

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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.

15,772
20
35,389
411,741
511,537
611,902
79,505
810,579
99,355
1010,456
1110,127
129,390

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
15,772
20
35,389
411,741
511,537
611,902
79,505
810,579
99,355
1010,456
1110,127
129,390

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
15,772 MWh
20 MWh
35,389 MWh
411,741 MWh
511,537 MWh
611,902 MWh
79,505 MWh
810,579 MWh
99,355 MWh
1010,456 MWh
1110,127 MWh
129,390 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Municipal Solid WasteMSW12.5OP
2Municipal Solid WasteMSW12.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1934
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Minnesota River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (11,902 MWh) and 2 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 11,902 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Municipal Solid Waste12.59.09.01.0
2Municipal Solid Waste12.59.09.01.0

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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