Crystal Falls
Iron County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1821 · Operator: City of Crystal Falls
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor61%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1914
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), hydro 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 5.4 | 62.0% | — |
| 2003 | 4.6 | 52.8% | — |
| 2004 | 4.7 | 53.1% | — |
| 2005 | 4.6 | 52.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 52.8% | — |
| 2007 | 4.2 | 47.5% | — |
| 2008 | 4.1 | 46.2% | — |
| 2009 | 4.1 | 46.6% | — |
| 2010 | 4.7 | 53.1% | — |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 51.4% | — |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 47.4% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9 | 44.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 60.0% | — |
| 2015 | 5.2 | 59.3% | — |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 67.3% | — |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 86.2% | — |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 71.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 73.9% | — |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 89.1% | — |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 67.8% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 66.7% | — |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 61.2% | — |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 55.5% | — |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 61.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jun 1914 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jun 1924 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jun 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Crystal Falls. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Crystal Falls | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hemlock Falls | 3 MW | 8.9 km |
| Way Dam | 2 MW | 9.6 km |
| Peavy Falls | 12 MW | 16 km |
| Brule | 5 MW | 19.8 km |
| Michigamme Falls | 10 MW | 19.9 km |
| Pine | 4 MW | 31.7 km |