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West Group Data Center

West Group Data Center is a 8.0 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Dakota County, Minnesota, operated by CADC MSP01, LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1990 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJun 2005 (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
1Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upMay 2005
2Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upMay 2005
3Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upMay 2005
4Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW Standby / back-upMay 2005
2180Petroleum Liquids2.0 MW RetiredJul 1990Jun 2005
2178Petroleum Liquids1.5 MW RetiredJul 1990Jun 2005
2179Petroleum Liquids1.5 MW RetiredJul 1990Jun 2005

Plant details

Operator
CADC MSP01, LLC
Location
Dakota County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 8.0 MW
Retired: 5.0 MW
First unit online
Jul 1990
EIA plant ID
54294

Location

44.8256, -93.1139

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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