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EIA plant 63433

Lake Benton · Lincoln · MN

Lincoln Heights II

Operated by ALLETE Clean Energy

Annual generation6,648 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Lincoln Heights II?

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44.315537, -96.331677

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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

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine3.9 MW represented

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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.

1597
2751
31,073
41,085
5388
6205
7117
8224
9642
10608
11537
12421

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.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1597
2751
31,073
41,085
5388
6205
7117
8224
9642
10608
11537
12421

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1597 MWh
2751 MWh
31,073 MWh
41,085 MWh
5388 MWh
6205 MWh
7117 MWh
8224 MWh
9642 MWh
10608 MWh
11537 MWh
12421 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
32003Onshore Wind TurbineWND3.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63433
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (1,085 MWh) and 7 the lowest (117 MWh). Their difference is 968 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
32003Onshore Wind Turbine3.93.93.91.0

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.

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