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EIA plant 2011

Sleepy Eye · Brown · MN

Sleepy Eye

Operated by Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm

Annual generation131 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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44.298116, -94.725191

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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

TechnologyPetroleum Liquids11.4 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.

114.23
26.08
36.7
411.46
515.54
65.46
714.61
817.36
910
104.88
1111.78
1212.89

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
114.23
26.08
36.7
411.46
515.54
65.46
714.61
817.36
910
104.88
1111.78
1212.89

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
114 MWh
26 MWh
37 MWh
411 MWh
516 MWh
65 MWh
715 MWh
817 MWh
910 MWh
105 MWh
1112 MWh
1213 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
6Petroleum LiquidsDFO2SB
7Petroleum LiquidsDFO2SB
NEWPetroleum LiquidsDFO2SB
1APetroleum LiquidsDFO1.8SB
5Petroleum LiquidsDFO1.8SB
IC4Petroleum LiquidsDFO1.8SB

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2011
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Closed Radiator
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (17 MWh) and 6, 10 the lowest (5 MWh). Their difference is 12 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1.8 (1A, 5, IC4) to 2 (6, 7, NEW). The difference is 0.2 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1APetroleum Liquids1.81.81.80.2
5Petroleum Liquids1.81.81.80.2
6Petroleum Liquids2.02.02.00.2
7Petroleum Liquids2.02.02.00.2
IC4Petroleum Liquids1.81.81.80.2
NEWPetroleum Liquids2.01.81.80.2

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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