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Hibbing
Power plant · Gas, steam turbine
Key facts
Power plant · Gas, steam turbineran 13% of 2025 Operating- Capacity
- Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
- Commissioned
- 1965
- Net generation, 2025
- 39,785 MWh
- Grid
- 23 kV to ALLETE, Inc. (MISO)
- Location
- St Louis County, Minnesota
- Operated by
- Hibbing Public Utilities Comm
Output
- Gas
- Coal
- Oil
- Biomass and waste
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- Technology
- Gas, steam turbine source: “Natural Gas Steam Turbine”
- Age
- 61 years since 1965
- Unused energy
- 275 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Grid |
|
| EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP) |
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| Fuel burned (MMBtu), 2025 | 1,259,730 |
| Capacity factor, 2025 | 0.127 |
| Net generation (MWh), 2025 | 39,785 |
| Balancing authority code | MISO |
Data notes (1)
- Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 2025 not shown: computed 31663.4 outside 5000-30000 Btu/kWh
Ownership
2 companies2| Company | Role | Share | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibbing Public Utilities Comm | Operator | EIA-860M | ||
| CITY OF HIBBING MINNESOTA | Owner | 100.0% | Dec 31, 2023 | EPA GHGRP |
Timeline
- In service · EIA-860M
Sources
4 sourcesSources EIA-860M · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)
Sources
- EIA-860M
- EIASource: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
- EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
- EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)