Nameplate capacity
40 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#76
of 804 plants
In service since
1957
June 1957
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Glencoe Light & Power Comm
- County
- McLeod County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 0.20%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #7 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 1975
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 7.1 MW | 6.1 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | 7.0 MW | 5.6 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 5.6 MW | 5.4 MW | 1969 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 1998 | Operating |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 1998 | Operating |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 4.1 MW | 3.2 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.0 MW | 1957 | 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
| G McNeilus Wind Farm Dodge Center | Wind | 43 MW |
| Covanta Hennepin Energy | Other | 40 MW |
| Fairmont (MN) | Natural gas | 39 MW |
| Owatonna Energy Station | Natural gas | 39 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 40 MW solar plant and a 40 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