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11 MW Distillate Oil operating in Chisago, MN
11 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Coordinates
45.5106, -92.9790
County
Chisago, MN
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | North Branch Water & Light Comm | — | — |
| Owner(s) | North Branch Water & Light Comm | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The North Branch plant is a 11 MW electricity generating facility located in Chisago County, Minnesota. The plant, which began operating in 2003, is owned and operated by North Branch Water & Light Comm. It utilizes five generators powered by petroleum liquids, specifically distillate fuel oil (DFO).
The plant's latest annual generation was 300 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%. North Branch operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In terms of size, the plant is ranked 22nd out of 59 power plants in Minnesota, and 308th out of 886 plants nationally.
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ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
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30 MWh
Latest Month
300 MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
1470 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
29 lb/MWh
SO₂
3 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.060 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.012 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.3%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1475 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $8.4M
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Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
GRE.NBRNCG_QS
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-14
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