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EIA plant 6358

Hutchinson · McLeod · MN

Hutchinson Plant #2

Operated by Hutchinson Utilities Comm

Annual generation1,418 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 Hutchinson Plant #2?

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44.888881, -94.349348

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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 Cycle65.5 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine25 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.

14.32
23.89
33.98
42.56
53.01
63.6
76.03
85.64
91,033.63
1082.58
114.18
12264.59

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
14.32
23.89
33.98
42.56
53.01
63.6
76.03
85.64
91,033.63
1082.58
114.18
12264.59

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14 MWh
24 MWh
34 MWh
43 MWh
53 MWh
64 MWh
76 MWh
86 MWh
91,034 MWh
1083 MWh
114 MWh
12265 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG54OP
9Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG25OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG11.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6358
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 9 has the highest recorded value (1,034 MWh) and 4, 5 the lowest (3 MWh). Their difference is 1,031 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 11.5 (3) to 54 (2). The difference is 42.5 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
2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle54.041.041.010.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle11.510.010.02.5
9Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine25.022.024.35.0

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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