Granite Falls
Chippewa County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 1977 · Operator: City of Granite Falls - (MN)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1932
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 | 0.6 | 5.8% | — |
| 2002 | 4 | 41.7% | — |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2004 | 3.7 | 38.7% | — |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 67.2% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8 | 39.2% | — |
| 2007 | 3.6 | 37.3% | — |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 35.4% | — |
| 2009 | 5.1 | 52.5% | — |
| 2010 | 5.1 | 53.1% | — |
| 2011 | 2.9 | 30.6% | — |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 24.4% | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 21.0% | — |
| 2014 | 2.2 | 22.6% | — |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 25.2% | — |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 42.8% | — |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 40.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 30.4% | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 30.6% | — |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 19.4% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 8.7% | — |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 6.3% | — |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 30.0% | — |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 19.0% | — |
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 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Aug 1940 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.2 | 0.2 | Aug 1932 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HC3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.7 | Jun 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Granite Falls - (MN). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Granite Falls - (MN) | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Granite Falls 2 | 6 MW | 1.9 km |
| Crater Community Solar | 3 MW | 2.5 km |
| MN CSG 2019-79 | 1 MW | 5.4 km |
| Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | 45 MW | 5.8 km |
| Skalbeck Solar | 1 MW | 13.4 km |
| Novel Historical Society Solar CSG | 1 MW | 14 km |