# Blue Lake

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blue-lake

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 8027 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 362.00000000000006 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -93.4315, 44.7855
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2026-01-20 02:48:23+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:18.572773+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Blue Lake Generating Plant is an Xcel Energy peaking plant on the Minnesota River in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota. It was built with four oil-fired combustion turbines placed in service in 1974, and two 174 MW GE gas-fired turbines were added in 2005.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 362.00000000000006 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 8027 — plant-8027

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Xcel Energy
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Xcel Energy — owner ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **Equipment supplier:** Turbodyne — equipment supplier
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric — equipment supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))

## Sources

- [puc.sd.gov](https://puc.sd.gov/commission/dockets/electric/2022/el22-017/Vol2/LJWSch3.pdf) — puc.sd.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [services.pca.state.mn.us](https://services.pca.state.mn.us/api/v1/wimn/sites/documents/document?documentId=4275631) — services.pca.state.mn.us · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blue-lake
Website: [Xcel Energy](https://www.xcelenergy.com)

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