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EIA plant 6058

Rochester · Olmsted · MN

Cascade Creek

Operated by Rochester Public Utilities

Annual generation28,955 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Cascade Creek?

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44.032200, -92.490800

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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 Combustion Turbine84.9 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.

1853.74
2851.47
3700.47
41,134.51
51,079.39
61,448.86
79,274.01
85,578.88
93,221.41
102,209.78
11576.4
122,026.09

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
1853.74
2851.47
3700.47
41,134.51
51,079.39
61,448.86
79,274.01
85,578.88
93,221.41
102,209.78
11576.4
122,026.09

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1854 MWh
2851 MWh
3700 MWh
41,135 MWh
51,079 MWh
61,449 MWh
79,274 MWh
85,579 MWh
93,221 MWh
102,210 MWh
11576 MWh
122,026 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG49.9OP
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG35OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6058
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
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 (9,274 MWh) and 11 the lowest (576 MWh). Their difference is 8,698 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine35.027.930.25.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine49.949.549.95.0

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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