Missouri River Energy Services:Who We Are: Resources

July 30, 2010

Generating Resources

Missouri River Energy Services has a generation mix that helps members maintain retail electric rates that are among the lowest in the nation. Our members have allocations of hydroelectricity from the Western Area Power Administration, accounting for about half of their power needs.

Other resources include 281 megawatts of power from the coal-fired Laramie River Station, one of the nation's most efficient power plants; 140 megawatts from the Exira Station, a combustion turbine; and 48.75 megawatts from the Watertown Power Plant, also a combustion turbine. Additional generation is provided from wind resources (82.4 megawatts) and from smaller generating units that are located, owned, operated, and maintained by member utilities.

MRES and its members are bringing low-cost, reliable electric energy to consumers while protecting our land, air, water, and habitat. View some of the many ways MRES is doing this by going to our Environment page.

Coal-Fired Facilities	Generating Capacity
Laramie River Station	281 MW

Laramie River Station near Wheatland, WY

Combustion Turbines	Generating Capacity
Exira Power Plant	140 MW
Watertown Power Plant	48.75 MW

Exira Power Plant, Audubon County, IA

Watertown Power Plant, Watertown, SD

Wind Locations	Energy Produced


Worthington, MN Marshall, MN Odin, MN Rugby, ND	3.7 MW 18.7 MW 20.0 MW 40.0 MW

Wind turbine located outside Worthington, MN

Diesel Units	Generating Capacity
Denison, Iowa *	1.825 MW
Lake Park, Iowa *	4.0 MW
Rock Rapids, Iowa *	2.5 MW
Adrian, Minn. *	2.0 MW
Alexandria, Minn. *	7.8 MW
Benson, Minn. *	12.2 MW
Detroit Lakes, Minn. *	9.0 MW
Lakefield, Minn. *	3.0 MW
Luverne, Minn. *	3.5 MW
Marshall, Minn. *	15.78 MW
Melrose, Minn. *	8.0 MW
St. James, Minn. *	12.0 MW
Westbrook, Minn. *	2.0 MW
Worthington, Minn. *	14.0 MW
Fort Pierre, SD *	6.0 MW
Hillsboro, ND *	4.0 MW

* Facilities owned by Missouri River Energy Services members and dedicated to Missouri River through municipal capacity agreements.

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