Delano
Wright County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1969 · Operator: Delano Municipal Utilities
×1 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2020)
Nameplate27MWSummer 26 MW
Generators9in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate17,347Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1946Runs as rarely runs
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 | — | — |
| 2002 | 0.1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 0.4% | 13,500 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.3% | 10,984 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 8,509 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,465 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 12,800 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,923 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 12,828 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 15,000 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 12,723 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,672 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 24,490 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,571 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 12,000 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,852 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,129 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 18,829 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 17,347 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | May 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | May 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Nov 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Mar 1973 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Oct 1946 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 1.2 | Aug 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Aug 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.1 | 3.1 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 12.5 | 11 | Jul 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Apr 1951 | Retired Mar 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Delano Municipal Utilities. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Delano Municipal Utilities | 85.2% | 23 MW |
| Diamond Leaf Energy | 14.8% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Montrose Solar | 4 MW | 10.5 km |
| Nesvold Watertown Solar | 5 MW | 12 km |
| B.R. Corcoran CSG | 5 MW | 12 km |
| Corcoran CSG | 5 MW | 12.9 km |