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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Spirit Mound

Spirit Mound is a 135 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Clay County, South Dakota, operated by Basin Electric Power Coop.

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
1Petroleum Liquids68 MW OperatingJun 1978
2Petroleum Liquids68 MW OperatingJun 1978

Plant details

Operator
Basin Electric Power Coop
Location
Clay County, South Dakota
Balancing authority
SWPP
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 135 MW
First unit online
Jun 1978
EIA plant ID
6092

Location

42.8977, -96.9905

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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