Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univ Minnesota CHP Plant | University of Minnesota Central Utilities | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 166.3 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Covanta Hennepin Energy | Covanta Energy Co | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 169.8 GWh | Sep 1989 | Mar 2026 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.5% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.6% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
| Syl Laskin | ALLETE, Inc. | Hoyt Lakes, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 172.0 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Elm Creek Wind LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 176.1 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| North Star Solar Project | North Star Solar PV LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 180.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Jeffers Wind 20 LLC | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Jeffers, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 195.4 GWh | Sep 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Elm Creek Wind II LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 205.4 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Lake Benton I | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 243.8 GWh | Jan 1998 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Wapsipinicon Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 259.7 GWh | Jan 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| MinnDakota Wind LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Ivanhoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 282.9 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Thomson | ALLETE, Inc. | Carlton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 290.5 GWh | Dec 1906 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Prairie Star Wind Farm | High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC | Grand Meadow, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 298.2 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 299.0 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Black Oak Wind Farm | Black Oak Wind, LLC | Sauk Centre, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 301.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Blue Lake | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 317.7 GWh | Feb 1974 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
| Boise Cascade International Falls | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 334.5 GWh | Dec 1926 | Mar 2026 | Black Liquor : 63.5% Natural Gas : 22.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 12.9% Sludge Waste : 1.3% |
| Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Hartland, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 343.0 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Grand Meadow, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 343.3 GWh | Nov 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Northern Wind | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 345.4 GWh | Dec 2022 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Stoneray Power Partners, LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 361.6 GWh | Jan 2019 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Trimont Area Wind Farm | Avangrid Power LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 378.9 GWh | Oct 2005 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Grand Meadow | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 380.3 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Lakefield Wind Project LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Lakefield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 380.8 GWh | Sep 2011 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Fenton Wind Farm | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 382.7 GWh | Aug 2007 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Sherco Solar I | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 404.1 GWh | Sep 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Buffalo Ridge Wind | Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 430.2 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Lake Benton II | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Ruthton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 437.9 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Sappi Cloquet Mill | Sappi Cloquet LLC | Cloquet, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 441.0 GWh | Dec 1928 | Mar 2026 | Black Liquor : 61.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 18.0% Natural Gas : 16.0% Water : 3.4% |
| Prairie Rose Wind Farm | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Hardwick, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 454.0 GWh | Nov 2012 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Walleye Wind | Walleye Wind, LLC | Beaver Creek, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 461.3 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Allen S King | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Oak Park Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 720.8 GWh | Feb 1958 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.4% |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Glenville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 748.7 GWh | Apr 2021 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Red Pine Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Ivanhoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 762.8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Pleasant Valley Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 770.3 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Odell Wind Farm | Algonquin Power Co | Mountain Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 773.1 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Nobles Wind Project | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Reading, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 795.3 GWh | Nov 2010 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 838.4 GWh | Dec 2020 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 843.1 GWh | Mar 2020 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Nobles 2 Wind Project | Nobles 2 Power Partners, LLC | Wilmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 950.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Cannon Falls Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Cannon Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.0 TWh | Mar 2008 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Faribault Energy Park | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Faribault, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.1 TWh | Apr 2005 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| LSP-Cottage Grove LP | Cottage Grove Operating Services LLC | Cottage Grove, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 TWh | Sep 1997 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Black Dog | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Burnsville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 TWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Mankato Energy Center | MEC Holdings, LLC | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 TWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| High Bridge | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 TWh | Apr 2008 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Monticello, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 TWh | May 1971 | Mar 2026 | Nuclear |
| Clay Boswell | ALLETE, Inc. | Cohasset, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 TWh | Jun 1958 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Sherburne County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Becker, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.8 TWh | Mar 1976 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Prairie Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Welch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 TWh | Jan 1974 | Mar 2026 | Nuclear |