SMMPA Methane Energy Facility
Other power plant · Kanabec County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
1.6 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#420
of 804 plants
In service since
2012
April 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
- County
- Kanabec County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #68 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 57903
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 2012 | 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
| Jean Duluth Solar | Solar | 1.6 MW |
| Pillager | Hydro | 1.6 MW |
| Scanlon | Hydro | 1.6 MW |
| St. Olaf Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.6 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 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 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