Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center
St. Louis County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56630 · Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Nameplate25MWSummer 25 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation53GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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), wind 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.5 | 78.8% | — |
| 2009 | 56.2 | 160.5% | — |
| 2010 | 63.9 | 29.2% | — |
| 2011 | 65.1 | 29.7% | — |
| 2012 | 62.4 | 28.4% | — |
| 2013 | 55.9 | 25.5% | — |
| 2014 | 66.6 | 30.4% | — |
| 2015 | 67.4 | 30.8% | — |
| 2016 | 47.1 | 21.5% | — |
| 2017 | 56.6 | 25.8% | — |
| 2018 | 50.8 | 23.2% | — |
| 2019 | 46.8 | 21.4% | — |
| 2020 | 59.4 | 27.1% | — |
| 2021 | 55.2 | 25.2% | — |
| 2022 | 62.2 | 28.4% | — |
| 2023 | 47.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2024 | 47.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2025 | 53.1 | 24.3% | — |
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 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 25 | 25 | May 2008 | Operating | — | clipper Liberty C96 |
Owner / operator
Operator: ALLETE, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| ALLETE, Inc. | 100.0% | 25 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Virginia | retired | 6.9 km |
| Hibbing | 36 MW | 30.4 km |
| Laskin Solar | 6 MW | 31.6 km |
| Syl Laskin | 116 MW | 32.6 km |
| Winton | 4 MW | 73.7 km |
| Prairie River | 1 MW | 75.3 km |