West Group Data Center
Other power plant · Dakota County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#159
of 804 plants
In service since
2005
May 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- —
- County
- Dakota County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #40 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 54294
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 0.6 MW | 2005 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 0.6 MW | 2005 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 0.6 MW | 2005 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 0.6 MW | 2005 | 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.
Similarly sized plants in Minnesota
| Melrose | Other | 8.2 MW |
| Hometown Bio Energy LLC | Other | 8.0 MW |
| Carleton College | Other | 7.8 MW |
| 4710 Hosting | Other | 7.5 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 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 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