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EIA plant 2823

Center · Oliver · ND

Milton R Young

Operated by Minnkota Power Coop, Inc

Annual generation4,340,329 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLIGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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47.065854, -101.213093

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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

TechnologyConventional Steam Coal734 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.

1410,173
2378,800
3424,874
4365,023
5236,676.01
6395,754
7434,975.01
8436,625
9204,277
10281,440
11354,535
12417,177

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
1410,173
2378,800
3424,874
4365,023
5236,676.01
6395,754
7434,975.01
8436,625
9204,277
10281,440
11354,535
12417,177

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1410,173 MWh
2378,800 MWh
3424,874 MWh
4365,023 MWh
5236,676 MWh
6395,754 MWh
7434,975 MWh
8436,625 MWh
9204,277 MWh
10281,440 MWh
11354,535 MWh
12417,177 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Conventional Steam CoalLIG477OP
1Conventional Steam CoalLIG257OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2823
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Nelson Lake
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 (436,625 MWh) and 9 the lowest (204,277 MWh). Their difference is 232,348 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Steam Coal257.0237.0237.0150.0
2Conventional Steam Coal477.0447.0455.0270.0

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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