Blue Lake power station
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Blue Lake power station is an operating power station of at least 560-megawatts (MW) in Shakopee, Scott, Minnesota, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Blue Lake power station | Shakopee, Scott, Minnesota, United States | 44.7855, -93.4315 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 7, Unit 8: 44.7855, -93.4315
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit 1 | operating[1] | fuel oil[1] | 57[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 1974[1] | 2025 (planned) |
Unit 2 | operating[1] | fuel oil[1] | 57[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 1974[1] | 2025 (planned) |
Unit 3 | operating[1] | fuel oil[1] | 57[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 1974[1] | 2025 (planned) |
Unit 4 | operating[1] | fuel oil[1] | 57[1] | gas turbine[1] | no[1] | 1974[1] | 2025 (planned) |
Unit 7 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 166[2] | gas turbine[2] | no[2] | 2005[2] | – |
Unit 8 | operating[2] | gas[2] | 166[2] | gas turbine[2] | no[2] | 2005[2] | – |
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 |
---|---|---|
Unit 1 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota[1] | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
Unit 2 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota[1] | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
Unit 3 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota[1] | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
Unit 4 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota[1] | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
Unit 7 | Northern States Power Company-Minnesota[3] | Xcel Energy Inc. [100.0%] |
Unit 8 | Northern States Power Company-Minnesota[3] | Xcel Energy Inc. [100.0%] |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2022 release". Archived from the original on February 4, 2024.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
Additional data
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