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St. Cloud Hydro

St. Cloud Hydro is a 8.6 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Stearns County, Minnesota, operated by St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1988 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN#1Conventional Hydroelectric4.3 MW OperatingJun 1988
GEN#2Conventional Hydroelectric4.3 MW OperatingJun 1988

Plant details

Operator
St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility
Location
Stearns County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 8.6 MW
First unit online
Jun 1988
EIA plant ID
64242

Location

45.5476, -94.1486

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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