SOLWAY COMBUSTION TURBINE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 51 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Beltrami County
- Operator
- OTTER TAIL POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 7947
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 125 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 47.5447, -95.1297
SOLWAY COMBUSTION TURBINE, a 51 MW Natural Gas power plant in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Operated by OTTER TAIL POWER CO, commissioned 2003.
How SOLWAY COMBUSTION TURBINE compares
With 51 MW of capacity, SOLWAY COMBUSTION TURBINE ranks 42nd among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 15th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of Minnesota's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 803rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 61% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Beltrami County with one other operating plant, BEMIDJI HYDRO.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 51 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 125 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), up 47% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2003 and 2005.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by OTTER TAIL POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
SOLWAY COMBUSTION TURBINE is a 51 MW natural gas power plant in Beltrami County, MN, operated by OTTER TAIL POWER CO, commissioned in 2003. Beltrami County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 29th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 80th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Beltrami County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 17.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 27.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Beltrami County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Beltrami County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.