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Glencoe

Glencoe is a 39.5 MW operating oil-fired power plant in McLeod County, Minnesota, operated by Glencoe Light & Power Comm.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1957 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMay 2013 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
9Petroleum Liquids7.1 MW OperatingAug 1973
10Petroleum Liquids7.0 MW OperatingOct 1985
8Petroleum Liquids5.6 MW OperatingJul 1969
11Petroleum Liquids4.8 MW OperatingJun 1998
12Petroleum Liquids4.8 MW OperatingJul 1998
14Petroleum Liquids4.8 MW OperatingSep 2006
7Petroleum Liquids4.1 MW OperatingNov 1966
5Petroleum Liquids1.3 MW OperatingJun 1957
6Petroleum Liquids1.3 MW RetiredOct 1961May 2013

Plant details

Operator
Glencoe Light & Power Comm
Location
McLeod County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 39.5 MW
Retired: 1.3 MW
First unit online
Jun 1957
EIA plant ID
1975

Location

44.7709, -94.1582

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem