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191.3 MW Natural Gas operating in Sherburne, MN
191.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Coordinates
45.2967, -93.5549
County
Sherburne, MN
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Great River Energy | Great River Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Great River Energy | Great River Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Elk River Station was an energy-from-waste plant that operated in Elk River, Minnesota that generated 35 to 42 megawatts of electrical power.
Read more on WikipediaElk River is a 191.3 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2009 and has one generator utilizing natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. Great River Energy is the owner and operator. Elk River is ranked as the 12th largest power plant in Minnesota out of 14 total plants, and 759th nationally out of 945 plants.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. In the most recent year of reported generation data, Elk River produced 124,021 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 7.3%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $24.84 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
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33.5K MWh
Latest Month
124.0K MWh
Annual Generation
7.3%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
1394 lb/MWh
NOx
0.370 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.007 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.025 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
3.5%
Annual Net Gen
58 GWh
CO₂eq
1395 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West
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Great River Energy · Data from 2019–2025
$42.5/MWh
PPA Price
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Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
GRE.ELKRI4
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 2026-03-26
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