Spirit Mound Station

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Spirit Mound Station is an operating power station of at least 135-megawatts (MW) in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Spirit Mound Station Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United States 42.897663, -96.99049 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 42.897663, -96.99049

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[1][2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[1][2] 67.5[1][2] gas turbine[1][2] no[1][2] 1978[1]
2 Operating[1][2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[1][2] 67.5[1][2] gas turbine[1][2] no[1][2] 1978[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
1 Basin Electric Power Cooperative [100%][1][2] Basin Electric Power Cooperative [100.0%]
2 Basin Electric Power Cooperative [100%][1][2] Basin Electric Power Cooperative [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 https://web.archive.org/web/20230918190319/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/may_generator2023.xlsx. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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/20230403200746/http://basinelectric.com/about-us/Generation/. Archived from the original on 03 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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