Xcel Energy’s Red Wing Generating Plant proves that a combination of ingenuity and technical advances can offer innovative solutions to dispose of municipal solid waste, or garbage. Built in the 1940s as a coal-fired generating facility, Red Wing’s two units were converted in 1986 to burn refuse-derived fuel. RDF is a fluffy, burnable fuel produced from municipal solid waste. The processed municipal solid waste provides a low-cost fuel alternative to generate electricity and reduces the amount of material going to landfills. Since 1987, Red Wing has burned more than 5.5 million tons of RDF and produced more than 3 million megawatt hours of electricity for customers in the community.
Tour Guidelines
People must register through the Chamber Office by calling 651-388-4719 or email frontdesk@redwingchamber.comto attend, prior to all tours.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour time, to allow for check in at locations. Tours will begin on time!
All tours are limited to a maximum of 20 people. Reservations are required.
Tours are FREE and open to the public.
Tours are one hour in length.
Closed toe shoes (no high heels) must be worn on all tours.
No cell phones and/or pictures or videos are allowed during the tours.
Photo ids may be required.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
You can go on as many tours as your schedule allows.
