Olmsted Waste Energy
Olmsted County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 50413 · Operator: Olmsted County Public Works
Nameplate11MWSummer 9 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation47GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor70%other units, summer MW
Heat rate5,488Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1987
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), other 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 | 18.4 | 77.8% | — |
| 2002 | 18.3 | 77.4% | — |
| 2003 | 17.6 | 74.2% | 11,264 |
| 2004 | 19.6 | 80.4% | 12,123 |
| 2005 | 19.7 | 81.1% | 12,119 |
| 2006 | 20.5 | 84.7% | 12,123 |
| 2007 | 18.3 | 75.1% | 12,940 |
| 2008 | 17.2 | 69.7% | 12,029 |
| 2009 | 14.3 | 58.5% | 12,438 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 13.8% | 20,627 |
| 2011 | 13.8 | 21.8% | 16,160 |
| 2012 | 20.2 | 31.7% | 16,254 |
| 2013 | 28.6 | 45.1% | 12,009 |
| 2014 | 28.5 | 44.6% | 12,091 |
| 2015 | 32.4 | 47.1% | 12,018 |
| 2016 | 32.6 | 47.5% | 5,497 |
| 2017 | 33.3 | 49.0% | 5,489 |
| 2018 | 33.3 | 48.3% | 5,496 |
| 2019 | 32.2 | 47.3% | 5,496 |
| 2020 | 30.6 | 44.6% | 5,498 |
| 2021 | 35.9 | 52.8% | 5,457 |
| 2022 | 40.1 | 59.1% | 5,484 |
| 2023 | 39.5 | 58.0% | 5,493 |
| 2024 | 46.7 | 68.7% | 5,488 |
| 2025 | 47.5 | 70.0% | 5,488 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGCAT | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.7 | 1.3 | Oct 2009 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| TG2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 2.2 | 1.3 | Apr 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TG3 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 5.5 | 5 | May 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TGI | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 1.9 | 1.4 | Apr 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| DG1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.6 | Jun 1979 | Retired Mar 2008 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Olmsted County Public Works. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Olmsted County Public Works | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Franklin Heating Station | 34 MW | 2.7 km |
| Cascade Creek | 85 MW | 4.7 km |
| Water Reclamation Plant | 2 MW | 5.2 km |
| IBM West | 4 MW | 7.3 km |
| 4710 Hosting | 8 MW | 8.7 km |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | 16 MW | 8.8 km |