VirginiaRetired
St. Louis County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 2018 · Operator: City of Virginia - (MN)
×26 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 60.4 | 23.8% | — |
| 2002 | 61.6 | 24.2% | 27,517 |
| 2003 | 57.9 | 22.8% | 27,697 |
| 2004 | 38.4 | 15.1% | — |
| 2005 | 43.9 | 17.3% | — |
| 2006 | 33.9 | 13.3% | — |
| 2007 | 119.9 | 36.5% | 20,166 |
| 2008 | 107 | 32.0% | 24,072 |
| 2009 | 110.2 | 26.1% | 24,228 |
| 2010 | 115 | 24.7% | 21,996 |
| 2011 | 95.7 | 21.8% | — |
| 2012 | 133.8 | 27.1% | 22,083 |
| 2013 | 130 | 33.0% | 22,314 |
| 2014 | 93.4 | 25.7% | 11,373 |
| 2015 | 118.1 | — | 11,373 |
| 2016 | 130.9 | — | 21,522 |
| 2017 | 130.6 | — | 21,271 |
| 2018 | 79.2 | — | 26,165 |
| 2019 | 36 | — | — |
| 2020 | 26.8 | 8.3% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 4 | 4 | Aug 1992 | Retired Aug 2006 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 7.5 | 8 | Aug 1954 | Retired Jan 2022 | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 18.7 | 17 | Aug 1971 | Retired Jan 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Virginia - (MN). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center | 25 MW | 6.9 km |
| Laskin Solar | 6 MW | 27.2 km |
| Syl Laskin | 116 MW | 28.5 km |
| Hibbing | 36 MW | 31.4 km |
| Winton | 4 MW | 74 km |
| Prairie River | 1 MW | 76.6 km |