Query
Westside Energy Station
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Westside Energy Station
Generated
2026-10-17T11:40:49.745Z

Briefing on Westside Energy Station

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
47 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2018
Operating since
5
Generators
9.1%
Capacity factor
37 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Westside Energy Station is a 47 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Westside Energy Station is reported in Minnesota since 2018 under Rochester Public Utilities. Available operating and financial measures include 9.1% capacity factor and 37 GWh annual generation; $837/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Olmsted, Minnesota
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Owner / parent
Rochester Public Utilities
Operator
Rochester Public Utilities
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
60564

What stands out

1

Westside Energy Station is a 47 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine asset in Minnesota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 9.1% capacity factor and 37 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $837/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Collaboration Key to Speedy Completion of New Gas Plant” (Power Engineering, 2018-05-01).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#22 of 35
National rank
#1183 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.