Mountain Lake
A 7.2 MW oil power plant in Cottonwood, Minnesota, owned by City of Mountain Lake - (MN), commissioned in 1954.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 1998Oil
Nameplate capacity
7.2 MW
Primary fuel
Oil
Commissioned
1954
Owner
City of Mountain Lake - (MN)
Location
Cottonwood, Minnesota
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
2.5 GWh
Other fuels
Gas, Wind
Status
Operating
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Units
5
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.7 | |
| 2016 | 3.5 | |
| 2017 | 3.3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2.9 | |
| 2020 | 3.1 | |
| 2021 | 2.7 | |
| 2022 | 3.1 | |
| 2023 | 2.3 | |
| 2024 | 2.5 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odin Wind Farm LLC | Wind | 20 MW | ~6 km |
| Odell Wind Farm | Wind | 200 MW | ~10 km |
| Windom Wind Project | Wind | 15.6 MW | ~15 km |
| Windom | Oil | 11.6 MW | ~16 km |
| Lakefield Junction | Natural Gas | 537.8 MW | ~18 km |
| Trimont Area Wind Farm | Wind | 100.5 MW | ~18 km |
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