Wells IC
Natural gas power plant · Faribault County, Minnesota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Wells - (MN)
- County
- Faribault County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Minnesota
- #33 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 2020
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.3 MW | 2.1 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1953 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1957 | 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
| Benson City of | Other | 9.0 MW |
| Springfield (MN) | Other | 9.0 MW |
| St. Charles Power Plant | Other | 8.8 MW |
| Blooming Prairie | Other | 8.6 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 9.0 MW solar plant and a 9.0 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