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
Owner
American Crystal Sugar Co
Location
Polk, Minnesota
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
43.4 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
2
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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