Silver Lake
A 99 MW coal power plant in Olmsted, Minnesota, owned by Rochester Public Utilities, commissioned in 1948, retired in 2015.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 2008Retired 2015Coal
Nameplate capacity
99 MW
Primary fuel
Coal
Commissioned
1948
Owner
Rochester Public Utilities
Location
Olmsted, Minnesota
Coordinates
Generation (2015)
-1.9 GWh
Status
Retired
Retired
2015
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
4
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Heating Station | Oil | 34 MW | ~1 km |
| Olmsted Waste Energy | Waste | 11.3 MW | ~2 km |
| Cascade Creek | Natural Gas | 84.9 MW | ~2 km |
| Water Reclamation Plant | Biomass | 2 MW | ~4 km |
| IBM West | Oil | 3.6 MW | ~5 km |
| 4710 Hosting | Oil | 7.5 MW | ~7 km |