Reference Source

Black Dog unit 2, MN — planned retirement, EIA data for May 2026

For Black Dog unit 2, MN, planned retirement year is 2031; planned retirement month is 12; net summer capacity (mw) is 117.0; technology is Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle; fuel code is NG; operator is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, verified against its source on 2026-09-24.

Plant
Black Dog verified
EIA plant ID
1904 verified
Generator ID
2 verified
Planned retirement year
2031 verified
Planned retirement month
12 verified
Operator
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota verified
EIA entity ID
13781 verified
Producer type
Electric Utility verified
State
MN verified
Net summer capacity (MW)
117.0 verified
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle verified
Fuel code
NG verified
Prime mover
CA verified
EPM edition
May 2026 verified
Sourceeia.gov
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DatasetPlanned US generating-unit retirements, as EIA published them in one named month's Electric Power Monthly

What the source says

2031 12 13781 Northern States Power Co - Minnesota Electric Utility Black Dog MN 1904 2 117.0 Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle NG CA

— eia.gov, retrieved 2026-09-24

Where each value comes from

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EPM edition

Table 1.1. Net Generation by Energy Source: Total (All Sectors), 2016-May 2026

— all from eia.gov, retrieved 2026-09-24

Source

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