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Lake Crystal

Lake Crystal is a 5.8 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, operated by City of Lake Crystal - (MN).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMay 1952 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingMay 1971
5Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW OperatingNov 1999
4Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW OperatingMay 1955
1Petroleum Liquids0.6 MW OperatingMay 1952

Plant details

Operator
City of Lake Crystal - (MN)
Location
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 5.8 MW
First unit online
May 1952
EIA plant ID
1985

Location

44.1069, -94.2197

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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