Brainerd Public Utilities
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 50636 · Operator: Brainerd Public Utilities
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor50%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1917Retirement planned Dec 2028
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.8 | 133.8% | — |
| 2003 | 15.4 | 97.8% | — |
| 2005 | 20.1 | 118.7% | 11,223 |
| 2006 | 13.6 | 75.1% | 6,617 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 47.3% | 6,710 |
| 2008 | 16.5 | 60.5% | 6,859 |
| 2009 | 17.8 | 72.9% | 7,090 |
| 2010 | 19.9 | 81.0% | 7,086 |
| 2011 | 19.2 | 78.8% | 7,244 |
| 2012 | 15.9 | 60.1% | 7,418 |
| 2013 | 16.3 | 71.7% | — |
| 2014 | 18.9 | 74.5% | — |
| 2015 | 18.6 | 73.0% | — |
| 2016 | 20.1 | 79.0% | — |
| 2017 | 19.4 | 76.4% | — |
| 2018 | 19.1 | 75.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7 | 69.8% | — |
| 2020 | 18.7 | 73.5% | — |
| 2021 | 13 | 51.1% | — |
| 2022 | 16.6 | 65.3% | — |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 42.8% | — |
| 2025 | 12.7 | 50.0% | — |
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 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1917 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1917 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jul 1936 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1936 | Operating · retirement planned (Out of service, expected back within the year) | Dec 2028 | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1940 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| VPLS | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1959 | Retired Dec 2014 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Brainerd Public Utilities. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Brainerd Public Utilities | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Brainerd Airport | 6 MW | 3.6 km |
| Brainerd Waste Water Plant | 1 MW | 5.6 km |
| Sylvan Solar | 15 MW | 16.8 km |
| Sylvan | 2 MW | 17 km |
| Pillager | 2 MW | 24.2 km |
| Camp Ripley Solar | 11 MW | 33.9 km |