Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#127
of 804 plants
In service since
2001
April 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Windom
- County
- Cottonwood County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Minnesota
- #26 of 71
- EIA plant code
- 2023
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT5 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.1 MW | 2.8 MW | 2024 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| CAT6 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.1 MW | 2.8 MW | 2024 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| CAT2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 2001 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| CAT3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 2001 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| CAT4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 2001 | 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
| Madelia | Other | 12 MW |
| Shaokatan Hills LLC | Wind | 12 MW |
| Centennial Generating Station | Other | 12 MW |
| Sleepy Eye | Other | 11 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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