Spruce Ridge Gas Recovery
McLeod County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 57017 · Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation25GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor88%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.8 | 94.0% | — |
| 2010 | 20.1 | 93.1% | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 92.7% | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 92.6% | — |
| 2013 | 24.7 | 88.3% | — |
| 2014 | 25.4 | 90.5% | — |
| 2015 | 25.9 | 92.4% | — |
| 2016 | 26.6 | 94.5% | — |
| 2017 | 26.4 | 94.2% | — |
| 2018 | 25.3 | 90.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 43.5% | — |
| 2020 | 20.7 | 73.5% | — |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 56.6% | — |
| 2022 | 18.5 | 66.1% | — |
| 2023 | 20.2 | 72.1% | — |
| 2024 | 22.4 | 79.5% | — |
| 2025 | 24.7 | 88.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Dec 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| WM Renewable Energy LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Glencoe | 40 MW | 8.7 km |
| Hutchinson Plant #2 | 91 MW | 11.3 km |
| USS Water Fowl Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 12.3 km |
| Hutchinson Plant #1 | 28 MW | 13 km |
| Plato CSG1, LLC | 1 MW | 13.4 km |
| Helen Solar CSG | 4 MW | 15.2 km |