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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Melrose

Melrose is a 8.2 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Stearns County, Minnesota, operated by Melrose Public Utilities.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1945 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Petroleum Liquids3.1 MW OperatingJul 1969
4Petroleum Liquids3.0 MW OperatingJan 1969
2Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW OperatingJul 1948
1Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW Standby / back-upJul 1945

Plant details

Operator
Melrose Public Utilities
Location
Stearns County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 8.2 MW
First unit online
Jul 1945
EIA plant ID
1994

Location

45.6750, -94.8153

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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