81st largest plant in Minnesota · 4032nd nationally
Hibbing is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 35.9 MW. It generates roughly 68.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,504 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 22% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 597 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 (35.9 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 | Hibbing |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hibbing Public Utilities Comm |
| City | Hibbing |
| County | St Louis County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55746 |
| Coordinates | 47.42940, -92.93500 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.5 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 10.0 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 20.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 22 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 597 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.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.