Bay FrontRetirement planned
Ashland County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 3982 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate47MWSummer 41 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation177GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor49%other units, summer MW
Heat rate15,907Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1952Retirement planned Dec 2034
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 | 331.3 | 53.6% | 15,640 |
| 2002 | 260.2 | 56.4% | 15,754 |
| 2003 | 296.7 | — | 15,400 |
| 2004 | 307.3 | 21.4% | 13,827 |
| 2005 | 337.1 | 27.4% | 14,412 |
| 2006 | 300.7 | 33.7% | 14,497 |
| 2007 | 366.6 | 39.6% | 14,062 |
| 2008 | 330 | 40.8% | 14,893 |
| 2009 | 293.2 | 44.1% | 15,885 |
| 2010 | 253.4 | 61.1% | 15,760 |
| 2011 | 227.1 | 58.0% | 16,304 |
| 2012 | 192.4 | 63.2% | 17,861 |
| 2013 | 208.9 | 59.2% | 16,321 |
| 2014 | 181.1 | 44.1% | 15,644 |
| 2015 | 177 | 57.8% | 17,462 |
| 2016 | 154.3 | 49.6% | 15,757 |
| 2017 | 175.6 | 60.1% | 17,142 |
| 2018 | 166.9 | 56.8% | 18,366 |
| 2019 | 185.6 | 90.7% | 16,614 |
| 2020 | 175 | 106.5% | 14,864 |
| 2021 | 186.4 | 117.5% | 15,103 |
| 2022 | 173.5 | 109.4% | 16,328 |
| 2023 | 154.9 | 98.0% | — |
| 2024 | 160.3 | 100.8% | 15,615 |
| 2025 | 176.9 | 48.9% | 15,907 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 20 | 18 | Jan 1952 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2034 | coming soon |
| 6 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 27.2 | 23 | Jan 1957 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2034 | coming soon |
| 4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | ST | 20 | 15 | Jan 1949 | Retired May 2019 | — | 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% | 47 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| White River (WI) | 1 MW | 9.9 km |
| Superior Falls | 1 MW | 37.2 km |
| Saxon Falls | 2 MW | 40.7 km |
| Solon Diesel | 8 MW | 75 km |
| Gordon | 7 MW | 78.2 km |
| LAC Courte Oreilles Hydroelect | 3 MW | 78.9 km |