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Rapids Energy Center

Rapids Energy Center is a 28.4 MW operating power plant in Itasca County, Minnesota, operated by ALLETE, Inc..

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1943 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
7Natural Gas Steam Turbine14 MW OperatingJan 1980
6Natural Gas Steam Turbine13 MW OperatingJan 1969
HYDConventional Hydroelectric1.9 MW OperatingJan 1943

Plant details

Operator
ALLETE, Inc.
Location
Itasca County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 28.4 MW
First unit online
Jan 1943
EIA plant ID
10686

Location

47.2348, -93.5372

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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