Sherburne CountyRetirement planned
Sherburne County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 6090 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
×765 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2023)
Nameplate1,704MWSummer 1,556 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation6,105GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor45%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,821Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1976Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 14,651 | 73.0% | 10,207 |
| 2002 | 15,346 | 76.4% | 10,047 |
| 2003 | 15,727.4 | 78.0% | 10,264 |
| 2004 | 15,556 | 76.9% | 10,173 |
| 2005 | 13,584.1 | 69.4% | 11,076 |
| 2006 | 15,650.3 | 79.8% | 10,299 |
| 2007 | 15,873.3 | 80.2% | 10,365 |
| 2008 | 14,249.4 | 71.8% | 10,460 |
| 2009 | 15,321.6 | 76.8% | 10,418 |
| 2010 | 13,458.5 | 67.5% | 10,346 |
| 2011 | 13,000.1 | 66.8% | 10,400 |
| 2012 | 8,234.5 | 42.2% | 10,690 |
| 2013 | 8,804.7 | 44.8% | 10,342 |
| 2014 | 13,324.3 | 68.5% | 10,415 |
| 2015 | 12,160.2 | 62.0% | 10,434 |
| 2016 | 11,767 | 59.9% | 9,992 |
| 2017 | 11,888.1 | 60.6% | 10,037 |
| 2018 | 12,477.6 | 63.6% | 9,978 |
| 2019 | 10,752.7 | 54.9% | 10,063 |
| 2020 | 8,753 | 44.5% | 10,138 |
| 2021 | 9,201.8 | 46.9% | 9,979 |
| 2022 | 9,802.3 | 50.0% | 9,942 |
| 2023 | 6,708.5 | 35.1% | 9,808 |
| 2024 | 6,341.9 | 46.4% | 9,849 |
| 2025 | 7,312.8 | 53.6% | 9,883 |
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 Steam Coal | ST | 765.3 | 680 | Apr 1976 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2026 | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 938.7 | 876 | Oct 1987 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2030 | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 765.3 | 682 | Mar 1977 | Retired Dec 2023 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 77.4% | 1,319 MW |
| Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | 22.6% | 385 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sherco LDES | — | 0.7 km |
| Sherco BESS | — | 1.1 km |
| Sherco Solar II | 237 MW | 2.2 km |
| Sherco Solar I | 223 MW | 4.5 km |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | 685 MW | 6.2 km |
| DIVOCSG 11 - Sherburne | 1 MW | 6.5 km |