American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks
A 7.5 MW coal power plant in Polk, Minnesota, owned by American Crystal Sugar Co, commissioned in 1990.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 54214Coal
Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Primary fuel
Coal
Commissioned
1990
Location
Polk, Minnesota
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
43.4 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
2
Location
Polk, Minnesota · 47.9272, -97.0072
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.4 | |
| 2016 | 40.7 | |
| 2017 | 40.9 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 41.6 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 28.5 | |
| 2024 | 43.4 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Crystal Sugar Crookston | Coal | 6.5 MW | ~33 km |
| Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid | Wind | 5.6 MW | ~52 km |
| American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro | Coal | 13.3 MW | ~55 km |
| Hillsboro | Oil | 4 MW | ~59 km |
| Grafton | Oil | 4 MW | ~63 km |
| Thief River Falls | Oil | 6.5 MW | ~65 km |
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