North Branch (MN)
Other power plant · Chisago County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#133
of 804 plants
In service since
2003
October 2003
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- North Branch Water & Light Comm
- County
- Chisago County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #31 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 2002
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2011 | 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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