Prairie River

Prairie River is a 1.0 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Itasca County, Minnesota, operated by ALLETE, Inc..

Plant statusOperating

Planning (completed)
Consented (completed)
Construction (completed)
OperatingApr 1920 (current stage)
Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

Unit	Technology	Capacity	Status	Online	Retired / planned retirement
1	Conventional Hydroelectric	0.7 MW	Operating	Apr 1920
2	Conventional Hydroelectric	0.3 MW	Operating	Apr 1920

Plant details

Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Location: Itasca County, Minnesota
Balancing authority: MISO
Sector: Electric Utility
Capacity: Operating: 1.0 MW
First unit online: Apr 1920
EIA plant ID: 378

Location

47.2872, -93.4983

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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