Details
| Reactor Type | Boiling Water Reactor (or BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-3 |
| Owner | Xcel Energy |
| Operator | Northern States Power Co. (Subsidiary Of Xcel Energy) |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Monday, 19 June 1967 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Thursday, 10 December 1970 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 5 March 1971 |
| Commercial Operation | Wednesday, 30 June 1971 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 628 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 691 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2004 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 545 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 568 | 3357 | 1465.90 | 59.10 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 50.20 | 50.20 |
| 1972 | 580 | 6975 | 3717.90 | 79.40 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 73.00 | 65.50 |
| 1973 | 580 | 6242 | 3271.60 | 71.30 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 64.40 | 65.00 |
| 1974 | 538 | 6567 | 2925.20 | 75.00 | 75.00 | 93.20 | 62.10 | 64.20 |
| 1975 | 538 | 6322 | 2881.40 | 72.20 | 61.00 | 86.40 | 61.10 | 63.60 |
| 1976 | 537 | 8033 | 3986.20 | 91.40 | 84.30 | 86.00 | 84.50 | 67.30 |
| 1977 | 536 | 7001 | 3570.70 | 79.90 | 76.00 | 84.50 | 76.00 | 68.60 |
| 1978 | 536 | 7638 | 3856.20 | 87.20 | 81.70 | 84.10 | 82.10 | 70.30 |
| 1979 | 536 | 8549 | 4399.70 | 97.60 | 93.40 | 85.20 | 93.70 | 73.00 |
| 1980 | 536 | 6876 | 3455.50 | 78.30 | 78.20 | 84.50 | 73.40 | 73.00 |
| 1981 | 536 | 6362 | 3262.30 | 72.60 | 72.30 | 83.40 | 69.50 | 72.70 |
| 1982 | 525 | 5543 | 2425.10 | 63.30 | 62.20 | 81.60 | 52.70 | 71.00 |
| 1983 | 525 | 8438 | 4147.70 | 96.30 | 96.30 | 82.70 | 90.20 | 72.50 |
| 1984 | 525 | 808 | 279.13 | 9.20 | 9.20 | 77.40 | 6.00 | 67.70 |
| 1985 | 536 | 8028 | 4286.99 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 78.40 | 91.30 | 69.40 |
| 1986 | 536 | 6926 | 3379.91 | 79.10 | 78.80 | 78.40 | 72.00 | 69.50 |
| 1987 | 536 | 7051 | 3535.62 | 80.50 | 80.20 | 78.50 | 75.30 | 69.90 |
| 1988 | 536 | 8759 | 4573.58 | 99.70 | 99.70 | 79.70 | 97.10 | 71.40 |
| 1989 | 536 | 6578 | 2650.40 | 75.10 | 74.70 | 79.50 | 56.40 | 70.60 |
| 1990 | 536 | 8414 | 4505.93 | 96.00 | 96.00 | 80.30 | 96.00 | 71.90 |
| 1991 | 536 | 6996 | 3596.53 | 79.90 | 79.60 | 80.30 | 76.60 | 72.10 |
| 1992 | 536 | 8527 | 4453.67 | 97.10 | 97.00 | 81.00 | 94.60 | 73.20 |
| 1993 | 536 | 7322 | 3864.38 | 83.60 | 83.40 | 81.20 | 82.30 | 73.60 |
| 1994 | 536 | 7508 | 3956.18 | 85.70 | 85.60 | 81.30 | 84.30 | 74.00 |
| 1995 | 536 | 8760 | 4756.26 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 82.10 | 101.30 | 75.10 |
| 1996 | 544 | 7443 | 3872.94 | 84.70 | 84.80 | 82.20 | 81.40 | 75.40 |
| 1997 | 544 | 6609 | 3661.60 | 75.40 | 75.20 | 81.90 | 76.80 | 75.40 |
| 1998 | 578 | 7659 | 4118.93 | 87.40 | 87.70 | 82.20 | 84.90 | 75.80 |
| 1999 | 578 | 8092 | 4649.34 | 92.40 | 92.40 | 82.50 | 91.80 | 76.40 |
| 2000 | 578 | 7332 | 4251.42 | 83.50 | 83.50 | 82.60 | 83.70 | 76.60 |
| 2001 | 578 | 6774 | 3880.58 | 77.30 | 76.90 | 82.40 | 76.60 | 76.60 |
| 2002 | 578 | 8620 | 5015.56 | 98.40 | 98.40 | 82.90 | 99.10 | 77.40 |
| 2003 | 578 | 7969 | 4592.46 | 91.00 | 90.70 | 83.20 | 90.70 | 77.80 |
| 2004 | 578 | 8689 | 5034.88 | 98.90 | 98.90 | 83.70 | 99.20 | 78.50 |
| 2005 | 569 | 7826 | 4474.92 | 89.30 | 89.40 | 83.80 | 89.80 | 78.80 |
| 2006 | 572 | 8760 | 5072.59 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 84.30 | 101.20 | 79.50 |
| 2007 | 572 | 7327 | 4192.27 | 83.60 | 83.70 | 84.30 | 83.70 | 79.60 |
| 2008 | 572 | 8398 | 4878.02 | 95.60 | 95.60 | 84.60 | 97.10 | 80.10 |
| 2009 | 572 | 7421 | 4144.69 | 84.70 | 84.70 | 84.60 | 82.70 | 80.20 |
| 2010 | 572 | 8504 | 4695.11 | 97.10 | 97.10 | 84.90 | 93.70 | 80.50 |
| 2011 | 572 | 6045 | 3358.49 | 69.00 | 69.00 | 84.50 | 67.00 | 80.20 |
| 2012 | 578 | 8552 | 4890.37 | 97.40 | 97.40 | 84.80 | 96.30 | 80.60 |
| 2013 | 578 | 5419 | 2998.28 | 61.80 | 61.90 | 84.30 | 59.20 | 80.10 |
| 2014 | 647 | 8304 | 4323.97 | 94.80 | 94.80 | 84.60 | 76.30 | 80.00 |
| 2015 | 647 | 7407 | 4663.53 | 84.60 | 84.60 | 84.60 | 82.30 | 80.00 |
| 2016 | 647 | 8784 | 5597.76 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.00 | 98.50 | 80.50 |
| 2017 | 647 | 8051 | 5159.59 | 91.90 | 91.90 | 85.10 | 91.00 | 80.80 |
| 2018 | 628 | 8691 | 5618.02 | 99.20 | 99.20 | 85.50 | 102.10 | 81.30 |
| 2019 | 628 | 8023 | 4964.57 | 91.60 | 91.60 | 85.60 | 90.20 | 81.50 |
| 2020 | 628 | 8783 | 5593.31 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 85.90 | 101.40 | 81.90 |
| 2021 | 628 | 7962 | 5011.01 | 90.90 | 90.90 | 86.00 | 91.10 | 82.10 |
| 2022 | 628 | 8683 | 5545.27 | 99.10 | 99.10 | 86.30 | 100.80 | 82.50 |
| 2023 | 628 | 7662 | 4793.50 | 87.50 | 89.80 | 86.40 | 87.10 | 82.60 |