Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Monticello, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 TWh | May 1971 | Mar 2026 | Nuclear |
| Prairie Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Welch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 TWh | Jan 1974 | Mar 2026 | Nuclear |
| Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 129.3 GWh | Sep 1949 | Mar 2026 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 52.9% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 43.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 3.0% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
| Wilmarth | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 93.9 GWh | Aug 1948 | Mar 2026 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 53.8% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.1% Natural Gas : 2.1% |
| Elk River | Great River Energy | Elk River, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 150.3 GWh | Dec 1950 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 90.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.5% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| International Falls Power | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 58.5 GWh | Dec 1923 | Mar 2026 | Water |
| 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% |
| Franklin Heating Station | Franklin Heating Station | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.2 GWh | Dec 1950 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 83.0% Purchased Steam : 15.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | St Mary's Hospital | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 56.2 GWh | Dec 1970 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
| West Group Data Center | Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.0 MWh | Apr 2005 | Mar 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.1 GWh | Aug 1976 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 69.0% Natural Gas : 30.4% Residual Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Thomson Reuters Campus Bldg A-D | Thomson Corp | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 41.0 MWh | Mar 1999 | Mar 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| MNDOT Standby Generation | State of Minnesota Department of Administration | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.0 MWh | Jun 1995 | Mar 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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% |
| Fenton Wind Farm | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 382.7 GWh | Aug 2007 | Mar 2026 | 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 |
| OREG 3 Inc | Ormat Nevada Inc | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.7 GWh | Jul 2010 | Mar 2026 | Waste Heat |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | Lake Crystal, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Mar 2005 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 80.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.6% |
| 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 |
| St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking | Metropolitan Airports Commission | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 95.7 GWh | Dec 2016 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Porter Way Community Solar Garden | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Waconia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | Jan 2018 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Dundas Solar Holdings LLC CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.1 GWh | Feb 2018 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Waterville CSG Solar Holdings LLC | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Waterville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Feb 2018 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Sherburne Community Solar | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Feb 2018 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Nautilus Lindstrom Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.5 GWh | Feb 2019 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Nautilus Saint Cloud Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Saint Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.9 GWh | Mar 2019 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Nautilus Winsted Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Winsted, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Mar 2019 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Granite Falls, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 128.8 GWh | Nov 2018 | 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 |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Glenville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 748.7 GWh | Apr 2021 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Hoot Lake Solar | Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 73.0 GWh | Jul 2023 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Northern Wind | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 345.4 GWh | Dec 2022 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Buffalo Ridge Wind | Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 430.2 GWh | Nov 2022 | 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 |
| Louise Solar | National Grid Renewables | Taopi, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 91.8 GWh | Nov 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Fillmore County Solar Project | National Grid Renewables | Spring Valley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 82.0 GWh | Nov 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Sherco Solar II | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Becker, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 138.5 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |