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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 6 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/54224
EIA plant 54224

Rochester · Olmsted · MN

Franklin Heating Station

Operated by Franklin Heating Station

Annual generation59,444 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFO, NG, PURCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Franklin Heating Station?

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44.020576, -92.465599

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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 Liquids16.2 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine11.3 MW represented
TechnologyAll Other6.5 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.

15,161.56
24,246.39
32,991.18
44,060.94
54,642.78
65,403.87
75,654.84
86,493.55
95,592.71
104,833.7
114,918.31
125,444.61

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
15,161.56
24,246.39
32,991.18
44,060.94
54,642.78
65,403.87
75,654.84
86,493.55
95,592.71
104,833.7
114,918.31
125,444.61

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
15,162 MWh
24,246 MWh
32,991 MWh
44,061 MWh
54,643 MWh
65,404 MWh
75,655 MWh
86,494 MWh
95,593 MWh
104,834 MWh
114,918 MWh
125,445 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN6All OtherPUR6.5OP
GEN3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG6.3OP
DG10Petroleum LiquidsDFO3.1SB
DG8Petroleum LiquidsDFO3.1SB
GEN1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG2.5OP
GEN2Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG2.5OP
DG4Petroleum LiquidsDFO2OP
DG5Petroleum LiquidsDFO2OP
EG1Petroleum LiquidsDFO2SB
EG2Petroleum LiquidsDFO2SB
EG3Petroleum LiquidsDFO2SB

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54224
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
Well, Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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