Scanlon
Carlton County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1899 · Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor47%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1923
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 | 6.4 | 60.7% | — |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 64.9% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8 | 63.6% | — |
| 2004 | 7.4 | 60.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 59.9% | — |
| 2006 | 5.3 | 43.0% | — |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 50.6% | — |
| 2008 | 8.2 | 58.0% | — |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 53.2% | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 56.8% | — |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 51.6% | — |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 82.8% | — |
| 2013 | 6.8 | 48.3% | — |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 40.6% | — |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 55.5% | — |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 71.7% | — |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 67.5% | — |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 63.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 51.8% | — |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 52.9% | — |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 33.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 16.1% | — |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 39.5% | — |
| 2024 | 6.9 | 48.9% | — |
| 2025 | 6.5 | 46.6% | — |
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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1923 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1923 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1923 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1923 | 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% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sappi Cloquet Mill | 95 MW | 1.8 km |
| Knife Falls | 2 MW | 2.8 km |
| Thomson | 73 MW | 9 km |
| MP CSG 1 LLC | 1 MW | 10.2 km |
| Fond Du Lac | 12 MW | 10.8 km |
| Duluth Paper Mill | retired | 20 km |