Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Burnsville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 TWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hennepin Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.4 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| High Bridge | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 TWh | Apr 2008 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
| Inver Hills | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Inver Grove Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.2 GWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 65.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.4% |
| Allen S King | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Oak Park Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 584.2 GWh | Feb 1958 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Monticello, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 TWh | May 1971 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Prairie Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Welch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 TWh | Jan 1974 | Mar 2025 | Nuclear |
| Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.3 GWh | Sep 1949 | Mar 2025 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 52.9% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 43.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 3.3% Natural Gas : 0.6% |
| Lakefield Junction | Great River Energy | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 79.0 GWh | May 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Cambridge CT Hybrid | Great River Energy | Cambridge, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.4 GWh | Apr 1978 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Elk River | Great River Energy | Elk River, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 33.0 GWh | Dec 1950 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 97.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.1% |
| Cascade Creek | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.7 GWh | May 1975 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| Sherburne County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Becker, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 TWh | Mar 1976 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Hutchinson Plant #2 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.0 GWh | Oct 1994 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Rock Lake CT | Great River Energy | Pine City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 235.0 MWh | Mar 1978 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| St Bonifacius | Great River Energy | St. Bonifacius, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | May 1978 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lakefield Utilities | City of Lakefield - (MN) | Lakefield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 MWh | Jan 1985 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Pleasant Valley (MN) | Great River Energy | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 104.1 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| Minnesota River | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Chaska, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Apr 2001 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Worthington | City of Worthington - (MN) | Worthington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 GWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2023 | Wind : 99.5% |
| Solway CT | Otter Tail Power Co | Solway, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 163.4 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| South Generation | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | Redwood Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 194.0 MWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Blue Lake | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.1 GWh | Feb 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Halstad | City of Halstad - (MN) | Halstad, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.0 MWh | Aug 2007 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Covanta Hennepin Energy | Covanta Energy Co | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 213.7 GWh | Sep 1989 | Mar 2025 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.7% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.7% Natural Gas : 0.6% |
| Boise Cascade International Falls | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 340.4 GWh | Dec 1926 | Mar 2025 | Black Liquor : 63.7% Natural Gas : 22.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 12.1% Sludge Waste : 1.3% |
| International Falls Power | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.3 GWh | Dec 1923 | Mar 2025 | Water |
| Rapids Energy Center | ALLETE, Inc. | Grand Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.2 GWh | Dec 1942 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 77.3% Water : 22.7% |
| Archer Daniels Midland Mankato | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 GWh | Sep 1987 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Sartell Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Sartell, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | Feb 1985 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Redwood Falls | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | Redwood Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 880.0 MWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Water : 48.9% Natural Gas : 34.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.6% |
| Marshall (MN) | City of Marshall - (MN) | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 57.8 MWh | Jun 1969 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Melrose | Melrose Public Utilities | Melrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.0 MWh | Jun 1945 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Moose Lake | Moose Lake Water & Light Comm | Moose Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.0 MWh | Oct 1952 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 75.5% Natural Gas : 24.5% |
| Mountain Lake | City of Mountain Lake - (MN) | Mountain Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Apr 1954 | Dec 2023 | Wind : 97.8% Natural Gas : 2.0% |
| New Ulm | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | New Ulm, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Dec 1956 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 88.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.0% |
| North Branch (MN) | North Branch Water & Light Comm | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 257.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Owatonna | City of Owatonna - (MN) | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Mar 1982 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Preston (MN) | Preston Public Utilities Comm | Preston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 130.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 83.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.9% |
| Princeton (MN) | Princeton Public Utils Comm | Princeton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 179.0 MWh | Aug 1953 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rochester Hydro | Rochester Public Utilities | Mazeppa, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.3 GWh | Aug 1984 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Marshall Wind 2 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sleepy Eye | Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm | Sleepy Eye, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 65.7 MWh | Jun 1995 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Springfield (MN) | Springfield Public Utils Comm - (MN) | Springfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 40.0 MWh | May 1994 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Spring Valley | Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm | Spring Valley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 149.0 MWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 73.3% Natural Gas : 26.7% |
| Thief River Falls | City of Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 GWh | Jul 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water : 99.8% |
| Truman | City of Truman | Truman, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.0 MWh | Aug 1938 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Wells IC | City of Wells - (MN) | Wells, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 128.0 MWh | Oct 1950 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 62.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.3% |
| Westbrook | City of Westbrook | Westbrook, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Willmar | Willmar Municipal Utilities | Willmar, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.3 GWh | Aug 1956 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Windom | City of Windom | Windom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 56.0 MWh | May 1980 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Taurus Community Solar | Taurus Community Solar | Montevideo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.4 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Michael Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Freeport, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Kramer Solar CSG | National Grid Renewables | Hector, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel OYA of Osakis CSG | NRG MN Community LLC | Osakis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel - OYA of Mapleton CSG | NRG MN Community LLC | Mapleton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lemond Solar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.3 GWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Armstrong Solar | ETCAP NES CS MN 06 LLC | Glenwood, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Marmas Solar CSG | National Grid Renewables | St. Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Two, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Minnesota Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Eleven, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| WasecaSun | National Grid Renewables | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.6 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lind Solar CSG | Terraform Arcadia | Young America, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pegasus Community Solar | Pegasus Community Solar | Brooten, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Antares Community Solar | Antares Community Solar | Tracy, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | May 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Corvus Community Solar | Corvus Community Solar | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Capella Community Solar | Capella Community Solar | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Carina Community Solar | Carina Community Solar | Zumbro Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Caelum Community Solar | Caelum Community Solar | Foley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.9 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Andromeda Community Solar | Andromeda Community Solar | Lester Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lyra Community Solar | Lyra Community Solar | Waterville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Argo Navis Community Solar | Argo Navis Community Solar | Scandia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lahr 1, LLC | SoCore Energy LLC | Wakefield Township, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Antlia Community Solar | Antlia Community Solar | Edgerton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.6 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Webster Holdco Solar CSG | Webster Holdco LLC | Webster, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Marshall Wind 4 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Dodge Holdco Solar CSG | Dodge Holdco LLC | Kasson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hwy 14 Holdco Solar CSG | Hwy 14 Holdco, LLC | Byron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.1 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pine Island Solar CSG | Pine Island Holdco, LLC | Pine Island, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Big Lake Holdco Solar CSG | Big Lake Holdco LLC | Big Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Forest Lake Solar CSG | Forest Lake Holdco LLC | Scandia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.4 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wabasha Holdco Solar CSG | Wabasha Holdco LLC | Wabasha, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.7 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Shakopee Met Council WTP | Oak Leaf Solar V LLC | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Feb 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| GRE Marshan Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Hastings, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Crater Community Solar | Crater Community Solar | Granite Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Aries Community Solar | Aries Community Solar | Claremont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.7 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Centaurus Community Solar | Centaurus Community Solar | Maynard, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.5 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gemini Community Solar | Gemini Community Solar | Scandia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mapleton Community Solar | Mapleton Community Solar | Mapleton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Morgan Community Solar | Morgan Community Solar | Morgan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Spica Community Solar | Spica Community Solar | Lake Lillian, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Vega Community Solar | Vega Community Solar | Glenwood, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.4 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Nesvold Watertown Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Watertown, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Red Maple Solar | Terraform Arcadia | Cleveland, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 GWh | May 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| LeSun CSG, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | Waterville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.5 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wyoming 2 CSG, LLC | Ecoplexus, Inc | Wyoming, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.8 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wright Cuddyer CSG | Minnesota Solar CSG 1, LLC | St. Michael, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Carver Gladden CSG | Minnesota Solar CSG 8, LLC | Norwood Young America, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Porter Way Community Solar Garden | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Waconia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Jan 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
| RJC I CSG | RJC I CSG LLC | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |