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Thief River Falls

Thief River Falls is a 6.5 MW operating power plant in Pennington County, Minnesota, operated by City of Thief River Falls - (MN).

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

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
IC1Petroleum Liquids2.2 MW OperatingNov 1956
IC4Petroleum Liquids1.4 MW OperatingOct 1948
IC2Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW OperatingFeb 1952
IC3APetroleum Liquids1.2 MW OperatingFeb 2001
HY1Conventional Hydroelectric0.3 MW OperatingAug 1927
HY2Conventional Hydroelectric0.2 MW OperatingAug 1927

Plant details

Operator
City of Thief River Falls - (MN)
Location
Pennington County, Minnesota
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 6.5 MW
First unit online
Aug 1927
EIA plant ID
2014

Location

48.1143, -96.1792

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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