Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherco Solar II | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Becker, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 437.1 GWh | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Sherco Solar III | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 136.8 GWh | - | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Glenville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 766.3 GWh | Apr 2021 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Nautilus Winsted Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Winsted, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.4 GWh | Mar 2019 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Clay Boswell | ALLETE, Inc. | Cohasset, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.5 TWh | Jun 1958 | Aug 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Nautilus Saint Cloud Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Saint Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.1 GWh | Mar 2019 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Nautilus Lindstrom Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 GWh | Feb 2019 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| M L Hibbard | ALLETE, Inc. | Duluth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 76.5 GWh | May 1949 | Aug 2026 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 92.7% Subbituminous Coal : 4.9% Natural Gas : 2.4% |
| POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | Lake Crystal, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.3 GWh | Mar 2005 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas : 79.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 20.2% |
| Black Oak Wind Farm | Black Oak Wind, LLC | Sauk Centre, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 309.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| MNDOT Standby Generation | State of Minnesota Department of Administration | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 36.0 MWh | Jun 1995 | Aug 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sherco Solar I | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 444.6 GWh | Sep 2024 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| High Bridge | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.1 TWh | Apr 2008 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Allen S King | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Oak Park Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 846.0 GWh | Feb 1958 | Aug 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Monticello, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 TWh | May 1971 | Aug 2026 | Nuclear |
| Prairie Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Welch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 TWh | Jan 1974 | Aug 2026 | Nuclear |
| Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 126.7 GWh | Sep 1949 | Aug 2026 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 53.5% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 43.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 2.0% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
| Wilmarth | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 103.7 GWh | Aug 1948 | Aug 2026 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 53.8% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.0% Natural Gas : 2.1% |
| St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking | Metropolitan Airports Commission | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Nov 2015 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| North Star Solar Project | North Star Solar PV LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 178.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Prairie Rose Wind Farm | Prairie Rose Wind Farm | Hardwick, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 457.5 GWh | Nov 2012 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 98.1 GWh | Dec 2016 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Fillmore County Solar Project | Geronimo Power | Spring Valley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 81.0 GWh | Nov 2024 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Louise Solar | Geronimo Power | Taopi, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 91.3 GWh | Nov 2024 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 853.2 GWh | Mar 2020 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Red Pine Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Ivanhoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 783.6 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Lakefield Wind Project LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Lakefield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 391.0 GWh | Sep 2011 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| OREG 3 Inc | Ormat Nevada Inc | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.0 GWh | Jul 2010 | Aug 2026 | Waste Heat |
| Stoneray Power Partners, LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 358.5 GWh | Jan 2019 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Granite Falls, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 129.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Cannon Falls Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Cannon Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 749.0 GWh | Mar 2008 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
| Nobles Wind Project | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Reading, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 784.7 GWh | Nov 2010 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Nobles 2 Wind Project | Nobles 2 Power Partners, LLC | Wilmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 958.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Sherburne Community Solar | Onsite Partners, LLC | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.7 GWh | Feb 2018 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Hoot Lake Solar | Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 73.8 GWh | Jul 2023 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 834.5 GWh | Dec 2020 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Thomson Reuters Campus Bldg A-D | Thomson Corp | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 75.0 MWh | Mar 1999 | Aug 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Waterville CSG Solar Holdings LLC | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Waterville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.9 GWh | Feb 2018 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Dundas Solar Holdings LLC CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Feb 2018 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| West Group Data Center | CADC MSP01, LLC | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.0 MWh | Apr 2005 | Aug 2026 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | St Mary's Hospital | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.7 GWh | Dec 1970 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
| Franklin Heating Station | Franklin Heating Station | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.0 GWh | Dec 1950 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas : 80.6% Purchased Steam : 18.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
| Elk River | Great River Energy | Elk River, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 136.7 GWh | Dec 1950 | Aug 2026 | Natural Gas : 89.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 10.5% |
| Walleye Wind | Walleye Wind, LLC | Beaver Creek, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 459.1 GWh | Nov 2022 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Buffalo Ridge Wind | Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 432.5 GWh | Nov 2022 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Sherburne County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Becker, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.1 TWh | Mar 1976 | Aug 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Northern Wind | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 343.2 GWh | Dec 2022 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| Sappi Cloquet Mill | Sappi Cloquet LLC | Cloquet, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 459.6 GWh | Dec 1928 | Aug 2026 | Black Liquor : 62.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 17.2% Natural Gas : 16.7% Water : 2.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5% |
| Fenton Wind Farm | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 381.9 GWh | Aug 2007 | Aug 2026 | Wind |
| International Falls Power | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.2 GWh | Dec 1923 | Aug 2026 | Water |
| Boise Cascade International Falls | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 335.1 GWh | Dec 1926 | Aug 2026 | Black Liquor : 63.6% Natural Gas : 22.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 12.5% Sludge Waste : 1.3% |
| Porter Way Community Solar Garden | Onsite Partners, LLC | Waconia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | Jan 2018 | Aug 2026 | Solar |
| Covanta Hennepin Energy | Covanta Energy Co | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 216.1 GWh | Sep 1989 | Aug 2026 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.6% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.7% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
| Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.6 GWh | Aug 1976 | May 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 70.1% Natural Gas : 29.2% Residual Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Novel Wayne Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Mantorville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Westeros Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Belle Plaine, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Sunrise Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Taylors Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Milkweed Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Greenhouse Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Pine Island, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 927.0 MWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Mayhew Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Sauk Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Cheyenne Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Chisago City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Midtown Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Melrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Monarch Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Brooten, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Turkey Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Atwater, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Solar Sources LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Scandia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Christoffer Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Montevideo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Buckaroo Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Glydon, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Horne North Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Felton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Horne South Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Felton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS JJ Clay Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Felton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Verde Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Morgan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Cougar Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Morgan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Flower Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Nicollet, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Aug 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS All In Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Hartland, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Reindeer Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Sauk Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Bush Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Hancock Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Cologne, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Pheasant Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Clara City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS KVPV Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Fulton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Kass Solar LLC | Standard Solar | Garvin, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| USS Chariot Solar LLC | United States Solar Corporation | Danube, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Hartmann Project CSG | Hartmann Community Solar LLC | Saint Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| E. Goenner Project CSG | E. Goenner Community Solar LLC | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Prawer Project CSG | Prawer Community Solar LLC | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Schwinghamer Project CSG | Schwinghamer Community Solar LLC | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| STAG St. Paul Project CSG | STAG St. Paul Community Solar LLC | Saint Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Olinda Trail Solar | Olinda Trail Solar LLC | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Geranium Solar, LLC | Geronimo Power | Raymond, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Bellflower Solar, LLC | Geronimo Power | Brooten, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Iris Solar, LLC (MN) | Geronimo Power | Nicollet, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Strandness Garden | Strandness Garden LLC | Starbuck, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| GSSP Schneider LLC | Green Street Power Partners | Waite Park, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.1 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Goodhue Community Solar One LLC CSG | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Zumbrota, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Star Garden | Star Garden LLC | Starbuck, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Buffalo Garden | Buffalo Garden LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Loon Garden | Loon Garden LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Stearns Solar I | Stearns Solar I LLC | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Mud Garden Solar | Mud Garden LLC | Gaylord, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Leven Garden Solar | Leven Garden LLC | Villard, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |
| Zumbro Solar Garden | Zumbro Garden LLC | Kasson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2025 | Solar |