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78.5 MW Natural Gas Steam Turbine (27 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (52 MW) operating in Brown, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
78.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
1957
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.3157, -94.4580
County
Brown, MN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | — | — |
| Owner(s) | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The New Ulm plant is a 78.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Brown County, Minnesota. It began operating in 1957 and is owned and operated by New Ulm Public Utilities Commission. The plant utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as fuel sources, employing natural gas steam turbine technology. It consists of five generators.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, the New Ulm plant generated 1,921 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 0.3%. It is ranked as the 17th largest power plant in Minnesota out of 33, and nationally it is ranked 1006 out of 1963 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
9 MWh
Latest Month
1.9K MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
0.067 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $75.8M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.NULM.4GT
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
0.019 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.013 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
0.709 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West