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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Lake Preston

Lake Preston is a 24.1 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, operated by Otter Tail Power Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1978 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1APetroleum Liquids24 MW Standby / back-upJun 1978

Plant details

Operator
Otter Tail Power Co
Location
Kingsbury County, South Dakota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 24.1 MW
First unit online
Jun 1978
EIA plant ID
3352

Location

44.3649, -97.3811

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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