Silver Bay PowerOut of service
Lake County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 10849 · Operator: Cleveland Cliffs Inc
Nameplate132MWSummer 105 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1955
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 | 559.8 | 60.9% | 11,294 |
| 2002 | 667.1 | 72.5% | 13,104 |
| 2003 | 745.2 | 81.0% | 10,665 |
| 2004 | 825.4 | 89.5% | 9,243 |
| 2005 | 778.3 | 84.6% | 9,243 |
| 2006 | 748.4 | 81.4% | 9,243 |
| 2007 | 757.8 | 82.4% | 9,746 |
| 2008 | 767.5 | 83.2% | 9,693 |
| 2009 | 542.7 | 59.0% | 9,902 |
| 2010 | 725.9 | 78.9% | 9,831 |
| 2011 | 653.9 | 71.1% | 9,931 |
| 2012 | 500.2 | 54.2% | 10,046 |
| 2013 | 568 | 61.8% | 10,117 |
| 2014 | 605.4 | 65.8% | 9,990 |
| 2015 | 477.4 | 51.9% | 10,101 |
| 2016 | 317.7 | 34.4% | 9,802 |
| 2017 | 400.6 | 43.5% | 9,932 |
| 2018 | 356.2 | 38.7% | 10,030 |
| 2019 | 182.4 | 19.8% | 10,403 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 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 | 50 | 36 | Oct 1955 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 81.6 | 69 | Jan 1962 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cleveland Cliffs Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cleveland Cliffs Inc | 100.0% | 132 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Taconite Harbor Energy Center | retired | 37.8 km |
| Syl Laskin | 116 MW | 73.1 km |
| Laskin Solar | 6 MW | 73.9 km |
| Jean Duluth Solar | 2 MW | 75.5 km |