We create electricity from coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar, and wind facilities. We also purchase electricity from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or , energy market when buying it is more economical than generating it ourselves. This mix ensures reliable, low-cost, and increasingly clean electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Integrated Resource Plan outlines the combination of resources our company will use to meet our customers鈥� needs for reliable service during the next 15 years.
Resource | Nameplate capacity (MW) | Fuel source |
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Big Stone Plant 1 | 475.0 total 256.0 Otter Tail AOA体育平台 |
颁辞补濒听 (sub-bituminous) |
Coyote Station 2 | 427.0 total 149.5 Otter Tail AOA体育平台 |
Coal (lignite) |
Astoria Station | 249.7 | Natural gas |
Merricourt Wind Energy Center | 150.0 | Wind |
Ashtabula III Wind Energy Center | 62.4 | Wind |
Hoot Lake Solar | 49.9 | Solar |
Luverne Wind Energy Center | 49.5 | Wind |
Ashtabula Wind Energy Center | 48.0 | Wind |
Solway Combustion Turbine | 42.4 | Natural gas |
Jamestown Combustion Turbines (2 turbines) | 41.0 | Oil |
Langdon Wind Energy Center | 40.5 | Wind |
Lake Preston Combustion Turbine | 19.4 | Oil |
Fergus Falls Hydroelectric Plants (5 plants) | 2.6 | Water |
Blue Jay Solar/Blue Heron Solar | <0.1 | Solar |
1 Plant co-owners are Otter Tail AOA体育平台 (53.9 percent), NorthWestern Energy (23.4 percent), and Montana-Dakota聽
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