Red WingRetirement planned
Goodhue County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1926 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate23MWSummer 18 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation127GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor80%other units, summer MW
Heat rate20,603Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1949Retirement planned Dec 2037
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), other 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 112.2 | 59.4% | 19,945 |
| 2002 | 116.9 | 61.7% | 19,044 |
| 2003 | 111.3 | 61.3% | 20,266 |
| 2004 | 113.3 | 62.4% | 17,737 |
| 2005 | 110.3 | 62.1% | 18,545 |
| 2006 | 97.6 | 54.7% | 16,562 |
| 2007 | 104 | 59.3% | — |
| 2008 | 99.9 | 55.6% | 20,812 |
| 2009 | 97 | 54.6% | 22,291 |
| 2010 | 93 | 58.2% | 22,777 |
| 2011 | 97.1 | 60.7% | 21,406 |
| 2012 | 103.9 | 64.5% | 20,350 |
| 2013 | 111 | 69.4% | 21,483 |
| 2014 | 109.5 | 68.5% | 21,230 |
| 2015 | 117.8 | 73.9% | 21,165 |
| 2016 | 128.1 | 80.1% | 20,879 |
| 2017 | 107.8 | 67.7% | 21,467 |
| 2018 | 121.3 | 76.0% | 19,536 |
| 2019 | 137 | 86.3% | 18,810 |
| 2020 | 145.2 | 91.0% | 17,827 |
| 2021 | 132.1 | 82.9% | 18,901 |
| 2022 | 124.5 | 78.3% | 19,003 |
| 2023 | 134.6 | 84.7% | 19,688 |
| 2024 | 123.2 | 77.5% | 23,664 |
| 2025 | 125.5 | 79.0% | 23,898 |
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 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 11.5 | 9 | Oct 1949 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2037 | coming soon |
| 2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 11.5 | 9 | Nov 1949 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2037 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 100.0% | 23 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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