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United States β€Ί Power plants β€Ί Hydroelectric plants β€Ί Minnesota

HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS

Knife Falls

Knife Falls is a 2.4 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Carlton County, Minnesota, operated by ALLETE, Inc..

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1922 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Conventional Hydroelectric0.8 MW OperatingJan 1922
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.8 MW OperatingJan 1922
3Conventional Hydroelectric0.8 MW OperatingJan 1922

Plant details

Operator
ALLETE, Inc.
Location
Carlton County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 2.4 MW
First unit online
Jan 1922
EIA plant ID
1895

Location

46.7266, -92.4486

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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