Sartell Dam
Benton County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 50252 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate9MWSummer 9 MW
Generators11in service
Net generation30GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor37%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1985
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.6 | 34.2% | — |
| 2002 | 45.9 | 28.1% | — |
| 2003 | 121.4 | 30.5% | 22,090 |
| 2004 | 112.9 | 35.0% | 23,003 |
| 2005 | 119.6 | 38.8% | 23,003 |
| 2006 | 106.3 | 27.9% | 23,003 |
| 2007 | 96.8 | 23.5% | 24,180 |
| 2008 | 94.7 | 29.0% | 23,545 |
| 2009 | 97.3 | 34.6% | 23,545 |
| 2010 | 113.6 | 43.5% | 23,546 |
| 2011 | 113.4 | 40.3% | 23,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9 | 1.0% | — |
| 2015 | 33.6 | 41.2% | — |
| 2016 | 41.9 | 51.2% | — |
| 2017 | 38.4 | 47.1% | — |
| 2018 | 35.8 | 43.9% | — |
| 2019 | 28.1 | 34.4% | — |
| 2020 | 37.9 | 46.4% | — |
| 2021 | 22.2 | 27.2% | — |
| 2022 | 30.2 | 37.0% | — |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 24.9% | — |
| 2024 | 29.1 | 35.6% | — |
| 2025 | 30.4 | 37.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HG10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG11 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG12 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.9 | 0.9 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| HG9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Mar 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ABB2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 20.4 | 20.4 | Jun 1982 | Retired May 2012 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Eagle Creek Sartell Hydro, LLC | 100.0% | 9 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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