Blanchard
Morrison County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1892 · Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Nameplate18MWSummer 16 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation72GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor51%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1925
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 | 107.4 | 74.3% | — |
| 2002 | 91.7 | 63.4% | — |
| 2003 | 75.1 | 51.9% | — |
| 2004 | 91.5 | 63.1% | — |
| 2005 | 107.1 | 74.1% | — |
| 2006 | 74.6 | 51.6% | — |
| 2007 | 71.6 | 49.5% | — |
| 2008 | 77.8 | 53.7% | — |
| 2009 | 83.6 | 58.5% | — |
| 2010 | 97.5 | 68.3% | — |
| 2011 | 94.5 | 66.2% | — |
| 2012 | 74.3 | 79.1% | — |
| 2013 | 87 | 92.8% | — |
| 2014 | 100.4 | 107.1% | — |
| 2015 | 85.9 | 91.6% | — |
| 2016 | 114.3 | 80.3% | — |
| 2017 | 110.1 | 77.6% | — |
| 2018 | 101.2 | 71.3% | — |
| 2019 | 110.4 | 77.8% | — |
| 2020 | 111 | 78.0% | — |
| 2021 | 65.6 | 46.2% | — |
| 2022 | 88.2 | 62.2% | — |
| 2023 | 60.7 | 42.8% | — |
| 2024 | 81.8 | 57.5% | — |
| 2025 | 72 | 50.8% | — |
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 | 6 | 5.4 | Feb 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 6 | 5.4 | Feb 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 6 | 5.4 | Aug 1988 | Operating | — | 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).
| ALLETE, Inc. | 100.0% | 18 MW |
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