37th largest plant in Minnesota · 2251st nationally
Syl Laskin is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 116 MW. It generates roughly 110.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,503 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1525 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (116 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 | Syl Laskin |
|---|---|
| Operator | Allete, Inc. |
| City | Hoyt Lakes |
| County | St Louis County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55705 |
| Coordinates | 47.53060, -92.16190 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 1953 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 1953 |
| CO₂ | 84.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 67 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1525 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.