Archer Daniels Midland Mankato
Natural gas power plant · Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Archer Daniels Midland Co
- County
- Blue Earth County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Minnesota
- #35 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 10863
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 6.1 MW | 6.2 MW | 1987 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Minnesota
| Thief River Falls | Other | 6.5 MW |
| Truman | Other | 6.2 MW |
| Mountain Lake | Other | 6.1 MW |
| Annandale Solar | Solar | 6.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 6.1 MW solar plant and a 6.1 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Minnesota power plants · What Minnesota actually generates