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Grand Rapids, MN · EIA plant 10686

Rapids Energy Center

Rapids Energy Center is a oil & gas power facility in Grand Rapids, MN, with 28 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity28 MW3 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityALLETE, Inc.EIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityMISOMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas27 MW
Hydro2 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesConventional HydroelectricNatural Gas Steam Turbine

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Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source