Prairie River
A 1 MW hydroelectric power plant in Itasca, Minnesota, owned by ALLETE, Inc., commissioned in 1920.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 378Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
1 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1920
Owner
ALLETE, Inc.
Location
Itasca, Minnesota
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
1.8 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
2
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4.4 | |
| 2017 | 4.1 | |
| 2018 | 3.2 | |
| 2019 | 3.2 | |
| 2020 | 2.3 | |
| 2021 | 1.4 | |
| 2022 | 2.5 | |
| 2023 | 1.6 | |
| 2024 | 1.8 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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