Exira power station

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Exira power station is an operating power station of at least 183-megawatts (MW) in Brayton, Audubon, Iowa, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Exira power station Brayton, Audubon, Iowa, United States 41.51437, -94.91973 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit U1, Unit U2, Unit U3: 41.51437, -94.91973

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit U1 operating[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2004[1]
Unit U2 operating[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2004[1]
Unit U3 operating[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 61[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2007[1]

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 U1 Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency[3] Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency [100.0%]
Unit U2 Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency[3] Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency [100.0%]
Unit U3 Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency[3] Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "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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