St. Cloud Hydro
Stearns County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 64242 · Operator: St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility
Nameplate9MWSummer 9 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation46GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor61%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1988
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55.2 | 73.0% | — |
| 2021 | 38.9 | 51.6% | — |
| 2022 | 50.3 | 66.8% | — |
| 2023 | 37.2 | 49.4% | — |
| 2024 | 50.6 | 67.0% | — |
| 2025 | 46 | 61.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN#1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.3 | 4.3 | Jun 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN#2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.3 | 4.3 | Jun 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| GSPP Imholte CSG | 1 MW | 1.6 km |
| Sherburne Community Solar One LLC CSG | 1 MW | 2 km |
| Marmas Solar CSG | 4 MW | 2.6 km |
| USS White Cloud LLC CSG | 1 MW | 3.3 km |
| Haven Solar Project CSG | 3 MW | 3.9 km |
| USS Haven Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 4.7 km |