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POET Biorefining Lake Crystal

POET Biorefining Lake Crystal is a 7.0 MW operating power plant in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, operated by POET Biorefining Lake Crystal.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2005 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Petroleum Liquids6.0 MW OperatingApr 2005
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine1.0 MW OperatingApr 2005

Plant details

Operator
POET Biorefining Lake Crystal
Location
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 7.0 MW
First unit online
Apr 2005
EIA plant ID
58197

Location

44.0933, -94.2767

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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