M L Hibbard
A 72.8 MW biomass power plant in St Louis, Minnesota, owned by ALLETE, Inc., commissioned in 1949.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 1897Biomass
Nameplate capacity
72.8 MW
Primary fuel
Biomass
Commissioned
1949
Owner
ALLETE, Inc.
Location
St Louis, Minnesota
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
66.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Units
2
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7.5 | |
| 2017 | 4.4 | |
| 2018 | 10.3 | |
| 2019 | 21.8 | |
| 2020 | 30.9 | |
| 2021 | 111.2 | |
| 2022 | 134 | |
| 2023 | 68.2 | |
| 2024 | 66.9 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fond Du Lac | Hydroelectric | 12 MW | ~13 km |
| Thomson | Hydroelectric | 72.6 MW | ~16 km |
| Jean Duluth Solar | Solar | 1.6 MW | ~17 km |
| Scanlon | Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | ~21 km |
| Sappi Cloquet Mill | Biomass | 94.5 MW | ~21 km |
| MP CSG 1 LLC | Solar | 1 MW | ~22 km |
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