Taconite Harbor Energy CenterRetired
Cook County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 10075 · Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
×168 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2023)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.8 | 1.4% | 11,301 |
| 2002 | 872.1 | 44.3% | 11,296 |
| 2003 | 1,491.6 | 85.1% | 11,358 |
| 2004 | 1,477 | 84.1% | 11,257 |
| 2005 | 1,411.3 | 80.5% | 11,099 |
| 2006 | 1,466.8 | 83.7% | 11,289 |
| 2007 | 1,491.5 | 85.1% | 11,954 |
| 2008 | 1,470.6 | 72.6% | 11,637 |
| 2009 | 1,058.3 | 53.0% | 11,573 |
| 2010 | 1,244.3 | 62.3% | 11,473 |
| 2011 | 1,116.8 | 54.5% | 11,052 |
| 2012 | 872.3 | 41.6% | 11,687 |
| 2013 | 1,064.4 | 50.9% | 11,365 |
| 2014 | 1,089.9 | 52.2% | 11,314 |
| 2015 | 1,052 | 65.8% | 11,331 |
| 2016 | 512.7 | 37.7% | 11,555 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 84 | 79 | Jan 1957 | Retired Mar 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 84 | 75.9 | Jan 1957 | Retired Mar 2023 | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 84 | 83.6 | Jan 1967 | Retired May 2015 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: ALLETE, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Silver Bay Power | 132 MW | 37.8 km |
| Grand Marais | 7 MW | 48.1 km |
| Arrowhead Emergency Generating Station | 18 MW | 67.9 km |
| Winton | 4 MW | 77.9 km |