Madelia
Watonwan County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 30 · Operator: City of Madelia - (MN)
Nameplate12MWSummer 11 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation-0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor-0%!gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1954Runs 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 | 0.5 | 0.6% | 9,945 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 11,821 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 10,954 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | 15,001 |
| 2005 | 0.6 | 0.7% | 10,836 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,519 |
| 2007 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2008 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2009 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2010 | -0.2 | -0.3% | — |
| 2011 | -0.2 | -0.3% | — |
| 2012 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2013 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2014 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2015 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2016 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2017 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2018 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2019 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2020 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2021 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2022 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2023 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2025 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.1 | 3.1 | May 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Jun 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Jan 1959 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 4.3 | 3.7 | Jun 1973 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.3 | 1.1 | Mar 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Madelia - (MN). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Madelia - (MN) | 100.0% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | 7 MW | 12.3 km |
| Lake Crystal | 6 MW | 17 km |
| St James | 12 MW | 17.3 km |
| Truman | 6 MW | 24.7 km |
| Courtland CSG LLC | 1 MW | 25 km |
| Rapidan Hydro Facility | 7 MW | 25.1 km |