Cascade Creek — United States of America
Gas power plant in Minnesota, United States of America. Approximate location 44.0322, -92.4908.
GasMinnesotaUnited States of AmericaOCGTAnnouncedCO₂ modelled
Cascade Creek is a 84.9 MW gas power plant in Minnesota, United States of America. It ranks #2981 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 123,382 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 29k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% 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 USA0006058.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 50 MW for Cascade Creek power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407483; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 84.9 MW, Cascade Creek is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~123,382 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1201 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Franklin Heating Station · Gas · 34 MW · Minnesota
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- IBM West · Oil · 3.6 MW · Minnesota
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- Olmsted Waste Energy · Waste · 11.3 MW · Minnesota
- Westside Energy Station · Gas · 46.5 MW · Minnesota
Location
Coordinates 44.0322, -92.4908 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cascade Creek?
Cascade Creek is a 84.9 MW gas power plant in Minnesota, United States of America, Announced 1990.
How much CO₂ does Cascade Creek emit?
Cascade Creek has modelled emissions of about 123,382 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).