WillmarRetired
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 2022 · Operator: Willmar Municipal Utilities
×30 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Aug 2024)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 42 | — | — |
| 2002 | 45.7 | — | — |
| 2003 | 42.9 | 20.4% | 19,640 |
| 2004 | 42.7 | 20.3% | 19,828 |
| 2005 | 41.7 | 17.4% | 20,084 |
| 2006 | 38.3 | 16.2% | 20,038 |
| 2007 | 39.5 | 19.3% | 21,076 |
| 2008 | 37.9 | 18.5% | 21,604 |
| 2009 | 32.3 | 15.5% | 22,681 |
| 2010 | 37.5 | 16.0% | 23,083 |
| 2011 | 33.2 | 13.4% | 25,196 |
| 2012 | 37.8 | 15.4% | 22,354 |
| 2013 | 26.6 | 11.1% | 23,934 |
| 2014 | 36.3 | 14.8% | 13,101 |
| 2015 | 29.9 | 11.2% | 13,599 |
| 2016 | 36.9 | 14.9% | 6,167 |
| 2017 | 29.4 | 11.3% | 6,205 |
| 2018 | 13.6 | 4.0% | 6,099 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 5.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | 7.4 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3.3 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3.1 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 18 | 16.8 | Nov 1970 | Retired Jul 2020 | — | coming soon |
| ST1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 4 | 4 | Oct 1949 | Retired Dec 2006 | — | coming soon |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 8 | 6.5 | Sep 1956 | Retired Jul 2020 | — | coming soon |
| WTG3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Aug 2009 | Retired Aug 2024 | — | dewind D8.2 |
| WTG4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Aug 2009 | Retired Aug 2024 | — | dewind D8.2 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Willmar Municipal Utilities. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Willmar Municipal SW Substation | 6 MW | 3.1 km |
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| Geranium Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 22.3 km |
| Atwater Solar | 4 MW | 22.3 km |
| MN CSG 2019-82 | 1 MW | 23.1 km |