Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar
Renville County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 54533 · Operator: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation27GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor41%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1976Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 14.8 | 22.6% | 9,000 |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 0.9% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,358 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | 4,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.0% | 4,381 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.0% | 4,367 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 9.1 | 13.8% | 4,265 |
| 2011 | 13.7 | 20.8% | 4,265 |
| 2012 | 12.8 | 19.4% | 4,265 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | 9.4% | 4,265 |
| 2014 | 10.5 | 15.9% | 4,265 |
| 2015 | 10.9 | 16.6% | 4,265 |
| 2016 | 17.4 | 26.4% | — |
| 2017 | 20.8 | 31.7% | — |
| 2018 | 17.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7 | 30.0% | — |
| 2020 | 14.7 | 22.3% | — |
| 2021 | 16.9 | 25.7% | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 36.5% | — |
| 2023 | 30.1 | 45.8% | — |
| 2024 | 27.2 | 41.2% | — |
| 2025 | 25.5 | 38.9% | — |
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 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 7.5 | 7.5 | Sep 1976 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| DSI Don Solar | 1 MW | 2.2 km |
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