Detroit Lakes
Other power plant · Becker County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
13 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#121
of 804 plants
In service since
1968
July 1968
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Detroit Lakes - (MN)
- County
- Becker County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #22 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 1970
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 13 MW | 9.6 MW | 1968 | 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
| Hennepin Island | Hydro | 14 MW |
| Southeast Steam Plant | Natural gas | 13 MW |
| Princeton (MN) | Other | 12 MW |
| Fond Du Lac | Hydro | 12 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 13 MW solar plant and a 13 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