Yellow Medicine County Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Granite Falls County Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

Yellow Medicine County Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant is a shelved hydroelectric power plant in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Yellow Medicine County Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

Status	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Shelved	666 MW	2 x 333 MW	Pumped storage	Midwest Energy Recycling LLC

Location

Table 2: Location details for Yellow Medicine County Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States	Minnesota River	44.822, -95.5755 (approximate)

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