Water Reclamation Plant
Olmsted County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 58617 · Operator: City of Rochester
Nameplate2MWSummer 1 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor70%other units, summer MW
Heat rate7,102Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6 | 46.1% | 9,059 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 79.1% | 9,047 |
| 2015 | 3.4 | 64.3% | 11,660 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 70.0% | 7,409 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 67.7% | 7,252 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 54.1% | 7,322 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 51.4% | 7,096 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 31.6% | — |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 51.1% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 54.9% | 7,116 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 49.6% | — |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 74.9% | 8,757 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 70.0% | 7,102 |
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 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1 | 0.3 | Mar 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1 | 0.3 | Aug 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Rochester. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Rochester | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| IBM West | 4 MW | 3.5 km |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | 16 MW | 3.8 km |
| Cascade Creek | 85 MW | 4 km |
| 4710 Hosting | 8 MW | 4.3 km |
| Franklin Heating Station | 34 MW | 4.9 km |
| Olmsted Waste Energy | 11 MW | 5.2 km |