St. Olaf StandBy Generators
Other power plant · Rice County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
4.1 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#279
of 804 plants
In service since
1999
June 1999
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- St. Olaf College
- County
- Rice County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #57 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 58996
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBIC2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 1999 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| SBIC3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 1999 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| SBIC1 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1999 | 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.
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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 4.1 MW solar plant and a 4.1 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