SMMPA Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Dave Geschwind addresses the crowd during the Owatonna Energy Station dedication ceremony.
Owatonna Mayor Tom Kuntz shares his praise for the Agency while speaking during the open house dedication ceremony.
Caterpillar Power Generation Systems Regional Sales Director Claudio Martino listening intently along with others in the audience during the dedication ceremony.
Owatonna Public Utilities General Manager Mark Fritsch explains the significance of the construction of this power plant to the city and region.
SMMPA Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Dave Geschwind poses with a clock that was bestowed as a gift to the Owatonna Energy Station.
About 60-75 people taking in the Owatonna Energy Station dedication open house last week.
Commemorative Cake!
Guests toured the facility following the dedication ceremony.
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency hosted an open house Wednesday, August 8, 2018, to dedicate its new 38.8 MW Owatonna Energy Station. The generation facility is the most recent addition to SMMPA’s power supply portfolio, and it replaces a facility that was damaged by the 201 Straight River flood.
This is the second energy station owned and operated by SMMPA. In 2013 the Agency built the 25 MW Fairmont Energy Station.
