Duluth Paper MillRetired
St. Louis County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 50424 · Operator: Verso Corporation
×11 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Jul 2020)
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 | 43.9 | 44.9% | 9,216 |
| 2002 | 35.3 | 38.0% | — |
| 2003 | 38.7 | 41.6% | — |
| 2004 | 50.7 | 54.5% | — |
| 2005 | 46 | 49.5% | — |
| 2006 | 35.8 | 38.5% | — |
| 2007 | 50.8 | 54.7% | — |
| 2008 | 49.9 | 53.6% | — |
| 2009 | 46.4 | 50.0% | — |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 8.2% | — |
| 2011 | 35.3 | 38.0% | — |
| 2012 | 52.3 | 56.2% | — |
| 2013 | 51.5 | 55.5% | — |
| 2014 | 53.9 | 58.1% | — |
| 2015 | 51.2 | 55.1% | — |
| 2016 | 53.2 | 57.1% | — |
| 2017 | 48.4 | 52.1% | — |
| 2018 | 51.7 | 55.6% | — |
| 2019 | 48.1 | 51.8% | — |
| 2020 | 24.3 | 26.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | All Other | ST | 10.6 | 10.6 | Nov 1986 | Retired Jul 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Verso Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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