Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#97
of 804 plants
In service since
1963
September 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Litchfield Public Utilities
- County
- Meeker County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #16 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 1989
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS6 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.1 MW | 3.1 MW | 2021 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| QS7 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.1 MW | 3.1 MW | 2021 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| QS 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| QS 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| QS 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| QS 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| QS 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2010 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.1 MW | 2.1 MW | 1963 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.1 MW | 2.1 MW | 1963 | 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
| Red Wing | Other | 23 MW |
| Ewington Energy Systems, LLC | Wind | 23 MW |
| Grant County Wind LLC | Wind | 21 MW |
| Univ Minnesota CHP Plant | Natural gas | 21 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 22 MW solar plant and a 22 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