Carleton College
Wind power plant · Rice County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
7.8 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#161
of 808 plants
In service since
2004
September 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Carleton College
- County
- Rice County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among wind plants in Minnesota
- #55 of 122
- EIA plant code
- 57296
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| WIND1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| WIND2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2011 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 7.8 MW solar plant and a 7.8 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