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EIA plant 56164

Faribault · Rice · MN

Faribault Energy Park

Operated by Minnesota Municipal Power Agny

Annual generation1,103,303 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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44.335600, -93.290556

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle334.5 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.

1120,919
292,550
379,183
466,860
577,705
680,790
7150,051
8118,588
996,257
1045,683
1181,486
1293,231

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
1120,919
292,550
379,183
466,860
577,705
680,790
7150,051
8118,588
996,257
1045,683
1181,486
1293,231

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1120,919 MWh
292,550 MWh
379,183 MWh
466,860 MWh
577,705 MWh
680,790 MWh
7150,051 MWh
8118,588 MWh
996,257 MWh
1045,683 MWh
1181,486 MWh
1293,231 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
EU01Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG212.5OP
HRSGNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG122OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56164
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (150,051 MWh) and 10 the lowest (45,683 MWh). Their difference is 104,368 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
EU01Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle212.5153.0182.0110.0
HRSGNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle122.0108.0108.070.0

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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