Silver Bay Power — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 10849
- Capacity
- 131.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Status
- Out of service
- Location
- Lake, MN
- Operating Since
- 1955
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Cleveland Cliffs Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 0 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Silver Bay Power
Out of serviceSub. Coal
Ranked #4 of 8 Sub. Coal plants in MN#84 of 103 nationally
131.6 MW Sub. Coal out of service in Lake, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
131.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Steam Coal
Technology
1955
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
47.2853, -91.2614
County
Lake, MN
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cleveland Cliffs Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Cleveland Cliffs Inc | — | — |
| Status | Out of service | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Silver Bay Power is a 131.6 MW coal-fired power plant located in Lake County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 1955 and utilizes subbituminous coal (SUB) as its primary fuel source, employing conventional steam coal technology. It consists of two generators and is owned and operated by Cleveland Cliffs Inc.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. Silver Bay Power is ranked as the 4th largest coal plant in Minnesota (out of 4) and 72nd nationally (out of 75).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Nov 2018 – Oct 2021
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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