Blue Earth
Faribault County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1967 · Operator: Blue Earth Light & Water
Nameplate11MWSummer 11 MW
Generators7in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,407Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1960Runs as rarely runs
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 9,444 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,500 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 9,935 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,513 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 9,623 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 9,866 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.4% | 9,811 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,930 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,000 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,253 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | 8,619 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,600 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.1% | 6,810 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,857 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,240 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,375 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 6,980 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,448 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 7,785 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,169 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,621 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,944 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | 6,903 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 7,313 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 6,407 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.5 | 1.5 | Nov 1960 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Feb 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Sep 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC8 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Sep 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Blue Earth Light & Water. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Blue Earth Light & Water | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blue Breezes LLC | 1 MW | 4.6 km |
| Blue Breezes II LLC | 1 MW | 4.9 km |
| Big Blue | 36 MW | 7.8 km |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | 207 MW | 23.1 km |
| Golden Plains | 200 MW | 24 km |
| Lakota Wind Wind Farm | 11 MW | 28.4 km |