French IslandRetirement planned
La Crosse County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 4005 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate188MWSummer 135 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation68GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate17,494Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1940Runs as rarely runs
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 78.5 | — | — |
| 2002 | 58 | — | — |
| 2003 | 83.1 | 0.7% | 17,190 |
| 2004 | 82.7 | 0.4% | 19,057 |
| 2005 | 87.9 | 1.1% | 18,127 |
| 2006 | 90.1 | 1.6% | 16,044 |
| 2007 | 80.5 | 0.8% | 17,108 |
| 2008 | 69.2 | 0.1% | 24,019 |
| 2009 | 63.9 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 68.4 | -0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 63.6 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 69.4 | 0.3% | 21,533 |
| 2013 | 65.7 | 0.2% | 20,438 |
| 2014 | 55.2 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 63.4 | -0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 63.5 | 0.2% | 25,222 |
| 2017 | 58.5 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 53.9 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 60.6 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 56.7 | -0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 62.9 | 0.4% | 17,173 |
| 2022 | 59.5 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 62.2 | -0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 61.2 | 0.3% | 20,406 |
| 2025 | 59.5 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 15.2 | 9 | Jan 1940 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2030 | coming soon |
| 2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 15.2 | 7 | Jan 1948 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2030 | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 78.8 | 61 | Sep 1974 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2030 | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 78.8 | 58 | Nov 1974 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2030 | 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% | 188 MW |
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