Spruce Ridge Gas Recovery
Other power plant · McLeod County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
3.2 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#311
of 804 plants
In service since
2008
April 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- McLeod County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #61 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 57017
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2010 | 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 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 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