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EIA plant 1922
Monticello · Wright · MN
Monticello Nuclear Facility
Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Published location
Where is Monticello Nuclear Facility?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
45.333800, -93.849300
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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.
Equipment mix
Operating capacity by technology
Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the MN plant index for regional peers.
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Electricity output across the year
Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.
1489,290
2431,747
3360,914
4461,957
5483,325
6456,714
7466,819
8469,418
9449,794
10483,874
11473,765
12464,167
MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.
Read the chart as a table
| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 489,290 |
| 2 | 431,747 |
| 3 | 360,914 |
| 4 | 461,957 |
| 5 | 483,325 |
| 6 | 456,714 |
| 7 | 466,819 |
| 8 | 469,418 |
| 9 | 449,794 |
| 10 | 483,874 |
| 11 | 473,765 |
| 12 | 464,167 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 489,290 MWh |
| 2 | 431,747 MWh |
| 3 | 360,914 MWh |
| 4 | 461,957 MWh |
| 5 | 483,325 MWh |
| 6 | 456,714 MWh |
| 7 | 466,819 MWh |
| 8 | 469,418 MWh |
| 9 | 449,794 MWh |
| 10 | 483,874 MWh |
| 11 | 473,765 MWh |
| 12 | 464,167 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | NUC | 685 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1922
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Mississippi River
Data edition
2024-final
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A closer look at Monticello Nuclear Facility
Variation in the published months
Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (489,290 MWh) and 3 the lowest (360,914 MWh). Their difference is 128,376 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.
Generator capacity in different operating conditions
| Generator ID | Technology | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Winter MW | Minimum load MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 685.0 | 617.0 | 646.0 | 500.0 |
EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.
Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.