Aberdeen power station

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Aberdeen power station is an operating power station of at least 82-megawatts (MW) in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aberdeen power station Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States 45.429884, -98.49396 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 2, 3: 45.429884, -98.49396

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 82[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2013[1] Mitsubishi Power: FT8-3 CT T[3] no
3 Pre-construction[4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[4][5] 131.1[4][5] gas turbine[4][5] – 2030 (planned)[4][5] – no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
2 NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [100%][6] NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [100.0%]
3 NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [100%][6] NorthWestern Energy Group Inc [100.0%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://www.northwesternenergy.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/about-us/regulatory/south-dakota-irp-2024--12-03-24.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://wnax.com/news/180081-northwestern-energy-plans-second-natural-gas-plant-in-aberdeen-as-electricity-demand-grows/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/northwestern-energy-plans-second-natural-gas-plant-aberdeen-electricity-demand-grows/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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