LASKIN ENERGY CENTER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 116 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- St. Louis County
- Operator
- MINNESOTA POWER INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1953
- EIA plant ID
- 1891
- Generators
- 2
- Net generation (2024)
- 172 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 17%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 47.5303, -92.1619
LASKIN ENERGY CENTER, a 116 MW Coal power plant in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned 1953.
How LASKIN ENERGY CENTER compares
With 116 MW of capacity, LASKIN ENERGY CENTER ranks 26th among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 6th of the 14 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.3% of Minnesota's operating Coal capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 222nd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1953, it is older than 83% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MINNESOTA POWER INC, runs 15 operating plants in Minnesota totaling 1,435 MW. It shares St. Louis County with 4 other operating plants, including HIBBARD RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER and HIBBING.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 116 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 172 GWh in 2024 (a 17% capacity factor), up 41% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALLETE, INC., under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: TACONITE RIDGE WIND ENERGY (25 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LASKIN ENERGY CENTER is a 116 MW coal power plant in St. Louis County, MN, operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned in 1953. St. Louis County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
St. Louis County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Very High | 94th | 4.7 of 5 | 17.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Very High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 27.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in St. Louis County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for St. Louis County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.