Power plant · Minnesota, United States
Taconite Harbor Energy Center
Taconite Harbor Energy Center is a closed coal power plant in Minnesota, United States, with 252 MW of capacity, operated by ALLETE, Inc.
Grid connection
It closed in 2023, which freed up a 252 MW grid connection at 138 kV to the grid of ALLETE, Inc., unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1957 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2023 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ALLETE, Inc. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 252 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | ALLETE, Inc. | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 138 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.5314, -90.9114 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Taconite Harbor Energy Center is the 14th-largest of 18 power plants in Minnesota and the 892nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 252 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 14th of 18 | 9,957 MW | 2.5% |
| United States | 892nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,723rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Operator, grid operator and place
More from ALLETE, Inc.
- Clay Boswell923 MW
- Silver Bay Power132 MW
- Center Minemine
Other power plants in Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Prairie Island1,186 MW
- Clay Boswell923 MW
- Mankato Energy Center741 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Allen S King598 MW
- Riverside (MN)586 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
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