Thief River Falls
Pennington County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 2014 · Operator: City of Thief River Falls
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,143Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1927Runs 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 | 2.4 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1.6 | — | — |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 0.1% | 11,948 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0.1% | 12,715 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | 0.2% | 9,153 |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 0.0% | 17,600 |
| 2007 | 1.6 | 0.0% | 12,664 |
| 2008 | 2.1 | 0.0% | 10,625 |
| 2009 | 2.9 | 0.0% | 11,357 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0.0% | 10,647 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 0.0% | 11,333 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 0.0% | 12,000 |
| 2013 | 1.2 | 0.0% | 10,933 |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 0.0% | 12,273 |
| 2015 | 2.9 | 0.0% | 11,143 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 0.0% | 11,056 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 0.1% | 15,143 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.0% | 13,353 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 0.1% | 11,048 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.0% | 10,375 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.0% | 18,800 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.0% | 12,714 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 0.0% | 15,000 |
| 2024 | 2.8 | 0.0% | 8,727 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 0.0% | 11,143 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HY1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Aug 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HY2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.2 | 0.2 | Aug 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.2 | 1.9 | Nov 1956 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 1 | Feb 1952 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC3A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.2 | 1.2 | Feb 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.4 | 1.2 | Oct 1948 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Thief River Falls. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Thief River Falls | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid | 6 MW | 26 km |
| American Crystal Sugar Crookston | 7 MW | 51.5 km |
| American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks | 8 MW | 65 km |