60th largest plant in Minnesota · 3518th nationally
Boise Cascade International Falls is a biomass power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 52.3 MW. It generates roughly 321.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,578 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 70% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 135 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (52.3 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Boise Cascade International Falls |
|---|---|
| Operator | Boise White Paper Llc |
| City | International Falls |
| County | Koochiching County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56649 |
| Coordinates | 48.60670, -93.40660 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 6 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 52.3 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| GEN3 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1947 |
| GEN5 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 6.2 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1927 |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1927 |
| CO₂ | 21.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 331 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 109 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 135 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.