Granite Falls 2
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 7977 · Operator: City of Granite Falls - (MN)
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation-0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor-0%!gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,641 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,300 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | 8,083 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,250 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 8,600 |
| 2013 | -0.2 | -0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,071 |
| 2015 | -0.2 | -0.4% | — |
| 2016 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | 15,050 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2021 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2022 | -107 | -203.6% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2025 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
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 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | May 2003 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | May 2003 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | May 2003 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Granite Falls - (MN). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Granite Falls - (MN) | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Granite Falls | 1 MW | 1.9 km |
| Crater Community Solar | 3 MW | 3.9 km |
| Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | 45 MW | 6 km |
| MN CSG 2019-79 | 1 MW | 6.6 km |
| Skalbeck Solar | 1 MW | 15 km |
| Montevideo Solar LLC, CSG | 5 MW | 15.1 km |