Silver Bay Power Plant

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Silver Bay Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 131-megawatts (MW) in Silver Bay, Lake, Minnesota, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Silver Bay Power Plant	Silver Bay, Lake, Minnesota, United States	47.286678, -91.260331 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 47.286678, -91.260331

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - subbituminous	50	subcritical	1955	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - subbituminous	81.6	subcritical	1962	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2	Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): other metals & mining
• Captive industry: Power

Deactivated

According to the EIA 860 database both units are listed as "(OS) Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year".

Iron Ore Mine

This power plant provides power to Cleveland-Cliffs' Silver Bay iron ore mine.

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 993,306 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions:
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions:
• 2005 Mercury Emissions:

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