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New Ulm

New Ulm is a 72.5 MW operating power plant in Brown County, Minnesota, operated by New Ulm Public Utilities Comm.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1957 (current stage)
  5. Closed (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
7Petroleum Liquids28 MW OperatingMay 2001
5Petroleum Liquids24 MW OperatingMay 1975
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine15 MW OperatingJan 1965
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine6.0 MW Out of service long-termJan 1957
6Natural Gas Steam Turbine6.0 MW OperatingMay 1997

Plant details

Operator
New Ulm Public Utilities Comm
Location
Brown County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 72.5 MW
Out of service: 6.0 MW
First unit online
Jan 1957
EIA plant ID
2001

Location

44.3159, -94.4581

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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