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Summary of Electricity Activity in Minnesota

Summary of Minnesota Generation

Minnesota is ranked #28 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Dec 2025.

Companies on File413
Plants on File913
Total Generation5.71G MMBtu
Total Sales 5.87G kWh
Total Revenue $716.91M

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Overall National Rank

#28 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

61.3 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

561.9 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Minnesota

413

Minnesota
Power Plants

913

Natural Gas Rank

#32

Coal Rank

#22

Nuclear Rank

#21

Hydroelectric Rank

#49

Wind Rank

#8

Solar Rank

#23

Monthly Net Generation for Minnesota

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Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Minnesota

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential2.24G kWh14.96 cents/kWh$335.25M
Commercial2.01G kWh11.61 cents/kWh$232.93M
Industrial1.62G kWh9.17 cents/kWh$148.52M
Transportation1.83M kWh11.27 cents/kWh$205.64k
Total5.87G kWh12.21 cents/kWh$716.91M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Dec 2025.

Production by Source for Minnesota

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Largest 24 Power Plants in Minnesota

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#11Allen S KingNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaOak Park Heights, Minnesota889.8 GWhFeb 1958Dec 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
#7Black DogNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaBurnsville, Minnesota2.3 TWhSep 1954Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#13Blazing Star 2 Wind FarmNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaHendricks, Minnesota865.2 GWhDec 2020Dec 2025 Wind
#12Blazing Star Wind Farm 1Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaHendricks, Minnesota872.8 GWhMar 2020Dec 2025 Wind
#22Buffalo Ridge WindBuffalo Ridge Wind, LLCLake Benton, Minnesota444.5 GWhNov 2022Dec 2025 Wind
#15Cannon Falls Energy CenterInvenergy Services LLCCannon Falls, Minnesota809.4 GWhMar 2008Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#3Clay BoswellALLETE, Inc.Cohasset, Minnesota5.8 TWhJun 1958Dec 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#9Faribault Energy ParkMinnesota Municipal Power AgnyFaribault, Minnesota1.1 TWhApr 2005Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#16Freeborn Wind FarmNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaGlenville, Minnesota785.2 GWhApr 2021Dec 2025 Wind
#5High BridgeNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaSt. Paul, Minnesota3.0 TWhApr 2008Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#24Lake Benton IINorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaRuthton, Minnesota437.9 GWhMay 1999Dec 2024 Wind
#8LSP-Cottage Grove LPCottage Grove Operating Services LLCCottage Grove, Minnesota1.3 TWhSep 1997Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#6Mankato Energy CenterMEC Holdings, LLCMankato, Minnesota2.7 TWhJun 2006Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#4Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaMonticello, Minnesota4.7 TWhMay 1971Dec 2025 Nuclear
#10Nobles 2 Wind ProjectNobles 2 Power Partners, LLCWilmont, Minnesota973.7 GWhNov 2020Dec 2025 Wind
#14Nobles Wind ProjectNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaReading, Minnesota823.3 GWhNov 2010Dec 2025 Wind
#18Odell Wind FarmAlgonquin Power CoMountain Lake, Minnesota773.1 GWhJun 2016Dec 2024 Wind
#19Pleasant Valley Wind FarmNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaDexter, Minnesota770.3 GWhJul 2015Dec 2024 Wind
#1Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaWelch, Minnesota8.6 TWhJan 1974Dec 2025 Nuclear
#21Prairie Rose Wind FarmEnel Green Power NA, Inc.Hardwick, Minnesota460.3 GWhNov 2012Dec 2025 Wind
#17Red Pine Wind ProjectEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Ivanhoe, Minnesota773.6 GWhNov 2017Dec 2025 Wind
#23Sappi Cloquet MillSappi Cloquet LLCCloquet, Minnesota443.3 GWhDec 1928Dec 2025 Black Liquor : 63.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 17.9% Natural Gas : 14.2% Water : 3.6%
#2Sherburne CountyNorthern States Power Co - MinnesotaBecker, Minnesota7.3 TWhMar 1976Dec 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
#20Walleye WindWalleye Wind, LLCBeaver Creek, Minnesota479.2 GWhNov 2022Dec 2025 Wind
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2025.
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Electricity Generation by Minnesota Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months		Net Generation
from Natural Gas		Net Generation
from Wind		Net Generation
from Solar		Net Generation
from Nuclear
#63Anoka County, MN45.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh5.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Becker County, MN150.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Beltrami County, MN2124.7 GWh124.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#43Benton County, MN1763.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh34.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#7Blue Earth County, MN262.9 TWh2.7 TWh0.0 Wh60.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Brown County, MN32.1 GWh1.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Carlton County, MN6752.3 GWh62.9 GWh0.0 Wh1.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Carver County, MN1979.1 GWh6.0 GWh0.0 Wh71.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#49Cass County, MN342.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh25.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#29Chippewa County, MN17170.8 GWh0.0 Wh135.3 GWh32.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#26Chisago County, MN48316.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh316.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#28Clay County, MN13207.2 GWh0.0 Wh156.4 GWh11.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Cook County, MN2204.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Cottonwood County, MN81.0 TWh45.2 MWh1.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Crow Wing County, MN210.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh10.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Dakota County, MN392.8 TWh2.7 TWh2.6 GWh101.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#31Dodge County, MN20154.8 GWh0.0 Wh94.0 GWh60.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Douglas County, MN513.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh13.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Faribault County, MN678.2 GWh115.7 MWh74.9 GWh3.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Fillmore County, MN797.7 GWh95.2 MWh0.0 Wh97.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Freeborn County, MN61.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.1 TWh6.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#1Goodhue County, MN339.6 TWh810.0 GWh0.0 Wh77.1 GWh8.6 TWh
#46Grant County, MN154.9 GWh0.0 Wh54.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Hennepin County, MN13743.1 GWh488.0 GWh0.0 Wh19.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Houston County, MN24.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#44Isanti County, MN661.3 GWh35.4 GWh0.0 Wh26.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#3Itasca County, MN45.9 TWh45.5 GWh0.0 Wh3.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Jackson County, MN17708.8 GWh0.0 Wh708.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#67Kanabec County, MN2328.0 MWh-13.9 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#53Kandiyohi County, MN1527.8 GWh0.0 Wh5.0 GWh22.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Koochiching County, MN2383.7 GWh74.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#59Lake County, MN310.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#48Le Sueur County, MN1442.4 GWh-269.2 MWh0.0 Wh39.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Lincoln County, MN343.7 TWh0.0 Wh3.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#32Lyon County, MN16137.1 GWh0.0 Wh26.2 GWh111.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Martin County, MN9717.1 GWh69.9 GWh604.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#35McLeod County, MN21110.0 GWh37.1 GWh0.0 Wh50.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Meeker County, MN9100.9 GWh89.3 MWh93.2 GWh7.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Mille Lacs County, MN1134.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33Morrison County, MN3128.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh15.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Mower County, MN102.3 TWh85.3 GWh2.1 TWh92.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Murray County, MN18874.6 GWh0.0 Wh866.5 GWh8.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Nicollet County, MN931.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh31.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Nobles County, MN111.9 TWh0.0 Wh1.9 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#72Norman County, MN111.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Olmsted County, MN19279.3 GWh175.6 GWh0.0 Wh41.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Otter Tail County, MN584.6 GWh0.0 Wh8.0 GWh73.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#65Pennington County, MN12.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#62Pine County, MN25.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh5.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#14Pipestone County, MN291.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.1 TWh22.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Polk County, MN286.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#47Pope County, MN2050.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh50.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#6Ramsey County, MN53.2 TWh3.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#55Red Lake County, MN114.0 GWh0.0 Wh13.3 GWh690.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#51Redwood County, MN1231.9 GWh354.3 MWh9.7 GWh19.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Renville County, MN2971.9 GWh7.6 GWh0.0 Wh46.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#12Rice County, MN321.2 TWh1.1 TWh11.0 GWh93.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Rock County, MN9960.2 GWh0.0 Wh960.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#24Scott County, MN12409.3 GWh343.5 GWh0.0 Wh16.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Sherburne County, MN348.0 TWh123.9 GWh0.0 Wh597.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#57Sibley County, MN613.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh13.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#23St. Louis County, MN9418.1 GWh195.7 GWh47.4 GWh10.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#22Stearns County, MN50516.6 GWh0.0 Wh304.6 GWh161.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#30Steele County, MN11157.7 GWh13.4 GWh120.5 GWh23.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#61Stevens County, MN38.1 GWh0.0 Wh8.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#70Swift County, MN254.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Wabasha County, MN1327.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh16.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Waseca County, MN2158.7 GWh595.0 kWh0.0 Wh58.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Washington County, MN182.2 TWh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh64.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#50Winona County, MN1437.4 GWh0.0 Wh6.5 GWh30.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#4Wright County, MN254.8 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh111.0 GWh4.7 TWh
#58Yellow Medicine County, MN513.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh13.3 GWh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Minnesota

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Becker, Minnesota7.4 TWh2
Burnsville, Minnesota2.3 TWh1
Cannon Falls, Minnesota809.4 GWh1
Cohasset, Minnesota5.8 TWh1
Cottage Grove, Minnesota1.3 TWh4
Dexter, Minnesota1.5 TWh4
Faribault, Minnesota1.1 TWh9
Glenville, Minnesota785.2 GWh1
Hendricks, Minnesota1.8 TWh10
Ivanhoe, Minnesota1.1 TWh2
Lake Benton, Minnesota743.1 GWh12
Mankato, Minnesota2.9 TWh12
Minneapolis, Minnesota724.0 GWh6
Monticello, Minnesota4.7 TWh5
Mountain Lake, Minnesota804.5 GWh3
Oak Park Heights, Minnesota889.8 GWh1
St. Paul, Minnesota3.2 TWh5
Trimont, Minnesota866.8 GWh5
Wilmont, Minnesota1.8 TWh3
Woodstock, Minnesota779.0 GWh14
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2025.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#24Arkansas68.4 TWh150
#30Colorado56.1 TWh368
#5Illinois191.0 TWh655
#13Indiana108.6 TWh285
#20Iowa75.0 TWh355
#27Kansas62.7 TWh223
#22Kentucky73.2 TWh98
#11Michigan127.4 TWh387
#23Missouri71.7 TWh190
#40Montana27.8 TWh99
#36Nebraska40.1 TWh154
#35North Dakota42.6 TWh75
#7Ohio146.1 TWh314
#18Oklahoma90.6 TWh180
#3Pennsylvania245.1 TWh390
#42South Dakota22.1 TWh62
#21Tennessee73.8 TWh137
#31West Virginia53.5 TWh66
#25Wisconsin66.5 TWh330
#32Wyoming46.0 TWh100
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2025.