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Boise Cascade International Falls

Boise Cascade International Falls is a 52.3 MW operating bioenergy plant in Koochiching County, Minnesota, operated by Boise White Paper LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1927 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2018 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN 6Wood/Wood Waste Biomass52 MW OperatingOct 2015
GEN3Wood/Wood Waste Biomass7.5 MW RetiredJan 1948Oct 2015
GEN4Wood/Wood Waste Biomass7.5 MW RetiredJan 1947Oct 2015
GEN5Wood/Wood Waste Biomass6.2 MW RetiredJan 1957Dec 2018
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste Biomass4.0 MW RetiredJan 1927Oct 2015
GEN2Wood/Wood Waste Biomass4.0 MW RetiredJan 1927Oct 2015

Plant details

Operator
Boise White Paper LLC
Location
Koochiching County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 52.3 MW
Retired: 29.2 MW
First unit online
Jan 1927
EIA plant ID
10486

Location

48.6067, -93.4066

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem