Great River Energy
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| Type | Municipal Cooperative |
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| Headquarters | 12300 Elm Creek Blvd. Osseo, MN 55369 |
| Area served | MN |
| Key people | David Saggau, CEO |
| Industry | Electric Producer and Distributor |
| Products | Electricity |
| Revenue | $775.8 million (2007)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ $36.5 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 768 |
| Website | GreatRiverEnergy.com |
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Great River Energy is the second largest electric company in the U.S. state of Minnesota, behind Xcel Energy. Located in Maple Grove, Minnesota, Great River Energy provides electricity to 28 member cooperatives throughout Minnesota. The company moved to its new headquarters in April 2008, a building which is expected to be certified as LEED Platinum in late 2008.
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Power portfolio
Out of its total X MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (X% of the U.S. total), X produces X% from X. X owns power plants in X.[2]
Existing coal-fired power plants
X owned X coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with X MW of capacity. Here is a list of X's coal power plants with capacity over 100 MW:[2][3][4]
| Plant Name | State | County | Year(s) Built | Capacity | 2007 CO2 Emissions | 2006 SO2 Emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | S | C | Y | MW | tons | tons |
In 2006, X's X major coal-fired power plants emitted X million tons of CO2 (X% of all U.S. CO2 emissions) and X tons of SO2 (X% of all U.S. SO2 emissions).
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 2007 Great River Energy Financial Highlights, Great River Energy website, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed June 2008.
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