Query
Cascade Creek
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Cascade Creek
Generated
2026-10-17T12:13:15.185Z

Briefing on Cascade Creek

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
85 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1975
Operating since
2
Generators
3.9%
Capacity factor
29 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Cascade Creek is a 85 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Cascade Creek is reported in Minnesota since 1975 under Rochester Public Utilities. Available operating and financial measures include 3.9% capacity factor and 29 GWh annual generation; $965/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Olmsted, Minnesota
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
Rochester Public Utilities
Operator
Rochester Public Utilities
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
6058

What stands out

1

Cascade Creek is a 85 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Minnesota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 3.9% capacity factor and 29 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $965/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Building Containing Gas-Powered Turbine Breaks out at Rochester Substation” (Y105FM, 2025-06-02).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#18 of 35
National rank
#1016 of 2,025

Why it matters

For this asset in MISO (Midcontinent), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.