Little Falls (MN)
Morrison County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1896 · Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation27GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor60%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1906
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 | 34 | 86.3% | — |
| 2002 | 36.4 | 88.4% | — |
| 2003 | 27.7 | 68.7% | — |
| 2004 | 26.8 | 66.3% | — |
| 2005 | 30.7 | 76.2% | — |
| 2006 | 25.5 | 63.3% | — |
| 2007 | 25.2 | 62.6% | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 69.2% | — |
| 2009 | 31.7 | 75.4% | — |
| 2010 | 31.9 | 75.9% | — |
| 2011 | 19.7 | 46.9% | — |
| 2012 | 23.3 | 82.8% | — |
| 2013 | 32.6 | 84.6% | — |
| 2014 | 34.3 | 89.0% | — |
| 2015 | 32.3 | 83.7% | — |
| 2016 | 34.4 | 76.8% | — |
| 2017 | 23.5 | 52.6% | — |
| 2018 | 32.7 | 73.1% | — |
| 2019 | 31.2 | 69.8% | — |
| 2020 | 33.7 | 75.2% | — |
| 2021 | 27 | 60.3% | — |
| 2022 | 32.4 | 72.5% | — |
| 2023 | 27.4 | 61.3% | — |
| 2024 | 31.6 | 70.7% | — |
| 2025 | 27 | 60.5% | — |
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 | 0.8 | 0.9 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.9 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | Jan 1920 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.2 | 1.3 | Nov 1979 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.5 | Jan 1906 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.5 | Jan 1906 | 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% | 5 MW |
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