Fond Du Lac
St. Louis County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1894 · Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Nameplate12MWSummer 13 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation38GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor33%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1924
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 | 48.7 | 50.6% | — |
| 2002 | 59.6 | 61.8% | — |
| 2003 | 42 | 43.6% | — |
| 2004 | 45.1 | 46.7% | — |
| 2005 | 47.3 | 49.1% | — |
| 2006 | 30.2 | 31.3% | — |
| 2007 | 40.5 | 42.1% | — |
| 2008 | 50.3 | 52.0% | — |
| 2009 | 39.7 | 40.5% | — |
| 2010 | 39.5 | 40.2% | — |
| 2011 | 26.5 | 27.3% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 13.9 | 13.3% | — |
| 2014 | 34.4 | 32.7% | — |
| 2015 | 44.9 | 42.7% | — |
| 2016 | 69.2 | 60.1% | — |
| 2017 | 84.3 | 73.5% | — |
| 2018 | 50.6 | 44.1% | — |
| 2019 | 63 | 54.9% | — |
| 2020 | 50.3 | 43.7% | — |
| 2021 | 28.3 | 24.6% | — |
| 2022 | 44.6 | 38.9% | — |
| 2023 | 48.1 | 41.9% | — |
| 2024 | 54.3 | 47.2% | — |
| 2025 | 37.6 | 32.8% | — |
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 | 12 | 13.1 | Jan 1924 | 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% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Thomson | 73 MW | 3.3 km |
| MP CSG 1 LLC | 1 MW | 8.9 km |
| Scanlon | 2 MW | 10.8 km |
| Sappi Cloquet Mill | 95 MW | 12.2 km |
| Duluth Paper Mill | retired | 12.6 km |
| M L Hibbard | 73 MW | 13.3 km |