Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield (MN) | Springfield Public Utils Comm - (MN) | Springfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 MWh | May 1994 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Fairfax | City of Fairfax - (MN) | Fairfax, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 MWh | Jul 2001 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Melrose 2 | Melrose Public Utilities | Melrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 MWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Lakefield Utilities | City of Lakefield - (MN) | Lakefield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 MWh | Jan 1985 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Stevens Community Medical Center | Stevens Community Medical Center | Morris, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 MWh | Apr 2004 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg ES101 | Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Apr 2009 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Westbrook | City of Westbrook | Westbrook, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Halstad | City of Halstad - (MN) | Halstad, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.0 MWh | Aug 2007 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Kenyon Municipal | Kenyon Municipal Utilities | Kenyon, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | Jul 1997 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Novel Froehle Solar LLC | Novel Froehle Solar HQ LLC | Cold Spring, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.0 MWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Milbradt Solar LLC | Novel Milbradt Solar HQ LLC | Belview, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.0 MWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| MNDOT Standby Generation | State of Minnesota Department of Administration | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.0 MWh | Jun 1995 | Mar 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Janesville | City of Janesville - (MN) | Janesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.0 MWh | Apr 1955 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 97.0% Natural Gas : 3.0% |
| Lake Crystal | City of Lake Crystal - (MN) | Lake Crystal, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.0 MWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Adrian | Adrian Public Utilities Comm | Adrian, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 21.0 MWh | Apr 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Willmar Municipal SW Substation | Willmar Municipal Utilities | Willmar, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.0 MWh | May 2000 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Willmar Municipal East Substation | Willmar Municipal Utilities | Willmar, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.0 MWh | May 2000 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Windom | City of Windom | Windom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 23.0 MWh | May 1980 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| IBM West | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.0 MWh | Sep 2005 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 4710 Hosting | Epic Hosting, LLC | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 29.0 MWh | May 2012 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Blue Earth | Blue Earth Light & Water | Blue Earth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 31.0 MWh | Oct 1960 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| St. Olaf StandBy Generators | St. Olaf College | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 31.0 MWh | May 1999 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Elk River City of | City of Elk River | Elk River, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 32.0 MWh | Feb 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| St James | City of St James - (MN) | St James, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 36.0 MWh | Jun 2002 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Truman | City of Truman | Truman, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.0 MWh | Aug 1938 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H | Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 41.0 MWh | Dec 2006 | Nov 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Alexandria | City of Alexandria - (MN) | Alexandria, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Melrose | Melrose Public Utilities | Melrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.0 MWh | Jun 1945 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Detroit Lakes | City of Detroit Lakes - (MN) | Detroit Lakes, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.0 MWh | Jun 1968 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Group Data Center F | Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.0 MWh | May 2004 | Nov 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Delano | Delano Municipal Utilities | Delano, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 51.9 MWh | Sep 1946 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| West Group Data Center | Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.0 MWh | Apr 2005 | Mar 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Benson City of | City of Benson - (MN) | Benson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.0 MWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Marshall (MN) | City of Marshall - (MN) | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 59.8 MWh | Jun 1969 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Noble Ridge LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Wilmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.0 MWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Moose Lake | Moose Lake Water & Light Comm | Moose Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.0 MWh | Oct 1952 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 83.7% Natural Gas : 16.3% |
| St. Charles Power Plant | City of St Charles - (MN) | St. Charles, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 71.0 MWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Thomson Reuters Campus Bldg A-D | Thomson Corp | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 91.0 MWh | Mar 1999 | Mar 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sleepy Eye | Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm | Sleepy Eye, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 131.0 MWh | Jun 1995 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Princeton (MN) | Princeton Public Utils Comm | Princeton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 134.0 MWh | Aug 1953 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Litchfield | Litchfield Public Utilities | Litchfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 143.0 MWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 62.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 37.5% |
| CG Windfarm LLC | CG Windfarm LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 144.0 MWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Spring Valley | Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm | Spring Valley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 156.8 MWh | Dec 1951 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 78.5% Natural Gas : 21.5% |
| Preston (MN) | Preston Public Utilities Comm | Preston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 163.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 62.3% Natural Gas : 37.7% |
| Luverne | City of Luverne - (MN) | Luverne, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 165.0 MWh | Apr 1967 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| South Generation | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | Redwood Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 169.0 MWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Maple Lake | Great River Energy | Maple Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 176.0 MWh | Apr 1978 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| MN East Regal LLC (CSG) | United States Solar Corporation | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 179.0 MWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Wells IC | City of Wells - (MN) | Wells, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 180.0 MWh | Oct 1950 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 64.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 35.7% |
| Glencoe | Glencoe Light & Power Comm | Glencoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 182.0 MWh | May 1957 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 99.8% |
| Lanesboro | Lanesboro Public Utility Comm | Lanesboro, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 184.0 MWh | Dec 1922 | Dec 2024 | Water : 81.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.0% |
| Grand Marais | City of Grand Marais - (MN) | Grand Marais, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 204.0 MWh | Jan 2004 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Blooming Prairie | City of Blooming Prairie - (MN) | Blooming Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 234.0 MWh | Apr 1937 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Rock Lake CT | Great River Energy | Pine City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 270.0 MWh | Mar 1978 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Minwind | Community Renewables, LLC | Luverne, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 276.0 MWh | Sep 2002 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Thief River Falls | City of Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 285.0 MWh | Jul 1927 | Dec 2024 | Water : 96.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.9% |
| Westridge Windfarm LLC | Westridge Windfarm LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 288.0 MWh | Oct 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Tofteland Windfarm LLC | Tofteland Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 288.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bisson Windfarm LLC | Bisson Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 288.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| TG Windfarm LLC | TG Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 288.0 MWh | Oct 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| North Branch (MN) | North Branch Water & Light Comm | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 300.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| SMMPA Methane Energy Facility | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Mora, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 366.0 MWh | Mar 2012 | Dec 2024 | Landfill Gas |
| Marshall Solar Plus LLC | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 539.0 MWh | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| USS Rosewood Solar LLC (CSG) | United States Solar Corporation | Montevideo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 544.0 MWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| DSI Don Solar | DSI Don Solar LLC | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 579.0 MWh | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 10 | Pivot Energy | Greenwald, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 600.0 MWh | May 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| USS Slayton Solar LLC (CSG) | United States Solar Corporation | Slayton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 627.0 MWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| SV CSG AFTON I | SV CSG Afton I, LLC | Afton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 642.0 MWh | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Preston Garden (CSG) | Preston Garden LLC | Franklin, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 785.0 MWh | Jul 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| USS Water Fowl Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Silver Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 908.0 MWh | Aug 2022 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 1 | Pivot Energy | Clinton Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 919.0 MWh | May 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Severson Garden | Severson HoldCo LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 943.0 MWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Kanewischer Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 982.0 MWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| USS Maverick Solar LLC (CSG) | United States Solar Corporation | Good Thunder, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 GWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| USS Greenhouse Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Pine Island, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Wollan Garden Solar | Wollan Garden LLC | Starbuck, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Moorhead Wind Turbine | City of Moorhead - (MN) | Moorhead, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Carlson Community (CSG) | Carlson Community Solar | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Hartmann Project CSG | Hartmann Community Solar LLC | Saint Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| E. Goenner Project CSG | E. Goenner Community Solar LLC | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Novak Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Foley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| STAG St. Paul Project CSG | STAG St. Paul Community Solar LLC | Saint Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Jewison Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Janesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Hutchinson Plant #2 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Oct 1994 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Novel Herickhoff Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Osakis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Owatonna | City of Owatonna - (MN) | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Mar 1982 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| USS Sunrise Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Taylors Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| MSC-Chisago02 LLC | MSC-Chisago02 LLC | Taylors Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel DeCook Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Byron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Spring Prairie Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Glyndon, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Apr 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Johnson 1 Community Solar | Johnson I CSG LLC | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| GRE Marshan Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Hastings, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Hayfield Solar I LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Hayfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| USS Mayhew Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Sauk Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Leven Garden Solar | Leven Garden LLC | Villard, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Huneke CSG 1, LLC | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Zumbrota, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Handeland Solar LLC (CSG) | REA Investments, LLC | Clarkfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Johnson II Community Solar | Johnson II CSG LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Aug 2018 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Novel Martin Solar One LLC (McLeod) CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Lester Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Erin Garden Solar | Erin Garden LLC | City of Green Isle, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2024 | Solar |