United States › Power plants › Bioenergy plants › Minnesota
BIOENERGY PLANTSEKS Landfill
EKS Landfill is a 5.7 MW retired bioenergy plant in Dakota County, Minnesota, operated by WM Renewable Energy LLC.
Plant statusClosed
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- OperatingMay 1994 (completed)
- ClosedDec 2020 (current stage)
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired |
| UNT2 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired |
| UNT4 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired |
| UNT3 | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Retired |
Plant details
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- Location
- Dakota County, Minnesota
- Balancing authority
- MISO
- Sector
- IPP Non-CHP
- Capacity
- Retired: 5.7 MW
- First unit online
- May 1994
- EIA plant ID
- 54939
Location
44.7806, -93.3094
Nearby power plants
- Black DogGas power plants · 563 MW · 3.6 mi
- Blue Lake BESSBattery storage · 136 MW · 5.8 mi
- Blue Lake SolarSolar farms · 3.0 MW · 6.0 mi
- Blue LakeGas power plants · 362 MW · 6.0 mi
- Shakopee Met Council WTPSolar farms · 1.3 MW · 6.4 mi
- St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue ParkingSolar farms · 3.2 MW · 8.4 mi
- Shakopee Energy ParkGas power plants · 46.5 MW · 8.4 mi
- Thomson Reuters Campus Bldg A-DOil-fired power plants · 14.0 MW · 9.9 mi
- Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg ES101Oil-fired power plants · 1.2 MW · 10.1 mi
- West Group Data CenterOil-fired power plants · 8.0 MW · 10.1 mi
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