Rapidan Hydro FacilityOut of service
Blue Earth County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 52054 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate7MWSummer 6 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1984
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.7 | 15.4% | — |
| 2002 | 11.6 | 20.6% | — |
| 2003 | 6.7 | 11.8% | — |
| 2004 | 16.7 | 29.5% | — |
| 2005 | 23.5 | 41.5% | — |
| 2006 | 4.7 | 8.3% | — |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 21.6% | — |
| 2008 | 17.9 | 31.8% | — |
| 2009 | 19.8 | 35.3% | — |
| 2010 | 33.7 | 60.2% | — |
| 2011 | 22.1 | 39.5% | — |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 15.3% | — |
| 2013 | 13.6 | 24.3% | — |
| 2014 | 10.8 | 19.3% | — |
| 2015 | 9.1 | 16.3% | — |
| 2016 | 16 | 28.4% | — |
| 2017 | 16.9 | 30.1% | — |
| 2018 | 18.8 | 33.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14 | 25.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 1.7% | — |
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 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 3.4 | 3.2 | Aug 1984 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 3.4 | 3.2 | Aug 1984 | Operating (Out of service) | — | 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).
| Rapidan Hydroelectric, LLC | 100.0% | 7 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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