West Group Data Center FRetired
Dakota County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56247 · Operator: Ryan Companies US, Inc.
×8 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Dec 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.8% | 9,760 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 2.0% | 9,838 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 2.3% | 9,819 |
| 2007 | 0.6 | 2.9% | 9,843 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 2.2% | 10,035 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 3.0% | 4,380 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 2.8% | 8,451 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 2.2% | 8,253 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 1.3% | 8,233 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 1.6% | 8,579 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.7% | 9,608 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 1.1% | 9,414 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 9,595 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 10,333 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.7% | 10,614 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.8% | 9,808 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 0.9% | 17,295 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 1.5% | 9,866 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.9% | 10,736 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 11,189 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.2% | 11,690 |
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 | 2 | 0.6 | Jun 2004 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 0.6 | Jun 2004 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 0.6 | Jun 2004 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 0.6 | Jun 2004 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Ryan Companies US, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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