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7 MW Natural Gas Steam Turbine (1 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (6 MW) operating in Blue Earth, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
2005
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.0933, -94.2767
County
Blue Earth, MN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | — | — |
| Owner(s) | POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
POET Biorefining Lake Crystal is a 7 MW hybrid power plant located in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The plant, which began operating in 2005, is owned and operated by POET Biorefining Lake Crystal. It utilizes two generators powered by natural gas steam turbines and petroleum liquids (distillate fuel oil). The facility ranks 37th out of 59 power plants in Minnesota and 449th nationally out of 886 plants.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market and balancing authority. In the most recent year of data, POET Biorefining Lake Crystal generated 6,277 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 10.3%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
11.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
156 MWh
Latest Month
6.3K MWh
Annual Generation
10.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
677 lb/MWh
NOx
1 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.013 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.013 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
4.5%
Annual Net Gen
3 GWh
CO₂eq
678 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $5.4M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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