Nameplate capacity
1.6 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#421
of 804 plants
In service since
2023
January 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- ALLETE, Inc.
- County
- Carlton County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Minnesota
- #19 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 1899
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2023 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2023 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Minnesota
| Pillager | Hydro | 1.6 MW |
| SMMPA Methane Energy Facility | Other | 1.6 MW |
| St. Olaf Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.6 MW |
| Goose Lake MN DPC-GM | Solar | 1.5 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Minnesota power plants · What Minnesota actually generates