Granite Falls 2
Other power plant · Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Granite Falls - (MN)
- County
- Yellow Medicine County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #50 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 7977
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Anoka BESS | Battery storage | 6.0 MW |
| Athens BESS | Battery storage | 6.0 MW |
| Willmar Municipal East Substation | Other | 6.0 MW |
| Willmar Municipal SW Substation | Other | 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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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