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Bay Front

Bay Front is a 47.2 MW operating bioenergy plant in Ashland County, Wisconsin, operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1949 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMay 2019 (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: Dec 2034. 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
6Wood/Wood Waste Biomass27 MW OperatingJan 1957Planned Dec 2034
5Wood/Wood Waste Biomass20 MW OperatingJan 1952Planned Dec 2034
4Wood/Wood Waste Biomass20 MW RetiredJan 1949May 2019

Plant details

Operator
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Location
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 47.2 MW
Retired: 20.0 MW
First unit online
Jan 1949
EIA plant ID
3982

Location

46.5872, -90.9017

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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