Benson Power Biomass Plant — United States of America

Benson Power Biomass Plant is a retired biomass power station in Minnesota, United States of America. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #3375 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 1.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-1875.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: EIA-860M May 2026 retired generator inventory, summed by Plant ID; fuel: Climate TRACE

In context: how this plant compares

At 62.5 MW, Benson Power Biomass Plant is well above the median biomass plant in United States of America (17.9 MW). Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #45 largest biomass power plant of 184 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 184 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 6,324 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Benson City of · Oil · 9 MW · Minnesota
• Vega Community Solar · Solar · 5 MW · Minnesota
• WCROC Wind Farm · Wind · 1.7 MW · Minnesota
• UMM Wind Turbine · Wind · 1.7 MW · Minnesota
• Wollan Garden Solar · Solar · 1 MW · Minnesota
• Stevens Community Medical Center · Oil · 1 MW · Minnesota

Location

Coordinates 45.3224, -95.6295 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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