Lakefield Utilities
Other power plant · Jackson County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
3.4 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#306
of 804 plants
In service since
1985
February 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Lakefield - (MN)
- County
- Jackson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #60 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 7415
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.2 MW | 0.9 MW | 1985 | 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, 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 3.4 MW solar plant and a 3.4 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