Blue Lake power station

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Blue Lake power station is an operating power station of at least 558-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]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 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
1 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 56.7[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1974[1] 2025 (planned)[1]
2 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 56.7[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1974[1] 2025 (planned)[1]
3 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 56.7[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1974[1] 2025 (planned)[1]
4 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 56.7[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 1974[1] 2025 (planned)[1]
7 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 166[2] gas turbine[2] no[2] 2005[2]
8 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural 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
1 Northern States Power Co [100%][1] Northern States Power Co [100.0%]
2 Northern States Power Co [100%][1] Northern States Power Co [100.0%]
3 Northern States Power Co [100%][1] Northern States Power Co [100.0%]
4 Northern States Power Co [100%][1] Northern States Power Co [100.0%]
7 Northern States Power Co [100%][1] Northern States Power Co [100.0%]
8 Northern States Power Co [100%][1] Northern States Power Co [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

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  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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