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 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  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 2023-04-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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