Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Connexus Solar Stanford 1STF | REA Investments, LLC | St. Francis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.3 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Fairmont Wind | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Fairmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.5 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Fairmont (MN) | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Fairmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.7 GWh | Dec 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5% |
Uilk Wind LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.7 GWh | Dec 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Lake Pulaski Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Buffalo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Lincoln Heights I | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.4 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Lakota Ridge LLC | Lakota Ridge, LLC (Longroad) | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.9 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Red Lake Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.8 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Camp Ripley Solar | Camp Riley Solar Facility | Little Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.1 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
West Waconia Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Norwood Young America, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Shaokatan Hills LLC | Shaokatan Hills, LLC (Longroad) | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.2 GWh | Jul 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Cisco | ALLETE Clean Energy | Brewster, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.6 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Westside Solar | Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin) | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 19.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC | Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC | Luverne, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.5 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Paynesville Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.8 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Waseca Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Albany Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Spruce Ridge Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Glencoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.6 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
Hometown Bio Energy LLC | Hometown Bio Energy LLC | Le Sueur, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.1 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas |
Eastridge Wind Project | Eastridge Wind Project | Porter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.3 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Sartell Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Sartell, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.7 GWh | Feb 1985 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Valley View Transmission LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.7 GWh | Jun 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Hastings City Hydroelectric | Hastings Lock & Dam | Hastings, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 24.2 GWh | Dec 1991 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Hutchinson Plant #2 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.0 GWh | Oct 1994 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Little Falls (MN) | ALLETE, Inc. | Little Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 29.9 GWh | Dec 1905 | Dec 2023 | Water |
American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks | American Crystal Sugar Co | East Grand Forks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.9 GWh | Aug 1990 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
SAF Hydroelectric LLC | SAF Hydroelectric LLC | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 31.2 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 31.8 GWh | Aug 1976 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 75.7% Natural Gas : 23.0% Residual Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
Hutchinson Plant #1 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 32.7 GWh | Dec 1957 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Rapids Energy Center | ALLETE, Inc. | Grand Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 35.0 GWh | Dec 1942 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 75.4% Water : 24.6% |
Shakopee Energy Park | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 36.1 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Windom Wind Project | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Bingham Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 36.4 GWh | Feb 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Odin Wind Farm LLC | NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc | Mountainlake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.2 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Woodstock Windfarm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.0 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
OREG 3 Inc | Ormat Nevada Inc | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.7 GWh | Jul 2010 | Jun 2024 | Waste Heat |
Cascade Creek | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 40.1 GWh | May 1975 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.6% |
Koda Biomass Plant | Koda Energy LLC | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 41.8 GWh | Apr 2009 | Dec 2023 | Agricultural By-Products : 62.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 27.0% Natural Gas : 10.1% |
Olmsted Waste Energy | Olmsted County Public Works | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 42.6 GWh | Mar 1987 | Dec 2023 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.7% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.4% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead | American Crystal Sugar Co | Moorhead, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 43.1 GWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
Adams Wind Farm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Adams, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.4 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Hibbing | Hibbing Public Utilities Comm | Hibbing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.7 GWh | Mar 1965 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 65.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 31.7% Subbituminous Coal : 2.6% |
Hennepin Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.3 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Water |
American Crystal Sugar Crookston | American Crystal Sugar Co | Crookston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 50.2 GWh | Aug 1954 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
Fond Du Lac | ALLETE, Inc. | Duluth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 51.7 GWh | Dec 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Community Wind South | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 51.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Westside Energy Station | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.1 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Cambridge CT Hybrid | Great River Energy | Cambridge, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.4 GWh | Apr 1978 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center | ALLETE, Inc. | Mountain Iron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.4 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
International Falls Power | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.5 GWh | Dec 1923 | Jun 2024 | Water |
St. Cloud Hydro | St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility | St Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.3 GWh | May 1988 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Danielson Wind Farms LLC | BEAM US, LLC | Cosmos, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.6 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Owatonna Energy Station | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.9 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | St Mary's Hospital | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 56.9 GWh | Dec 1970 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
Grant County Wind LLC | Grant County Wind, LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 57.4 GWh | Jul 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Adams Wind Generations LLC | BEAM US, LLC | Cosmos, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 58.0 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
South Fork Wind Farm | South Fork Wind, LLC | Round Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 59.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Hoot Lake Solar | Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 59.6 GWh | Jul 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Elk River | Great River Energy | Elk River, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.5 GWh | Dec 1950 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Franklin Heating Station | Franklin Heating Station | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.8 GWh | Dec 1950 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 74.2% Purchased Steam : 24.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
Blanchard | ALLETE, Inc. | Royalton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 67.7 GWh | Jan 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Blue Lake | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 69.4 GWh | Feb 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
M L Hibbard | ALLETE, Inc. | Duluth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 72.0 GWh | May 1949 | Jun 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 87.4% Subbituminous Coal : 11.3% Natural Gas : 1.3% |
Twin Cities Hydro LLC | Twin Cities Hydro LLC | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.9 GWh | Sep 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Inver Hills | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Inver Grove Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.1 GWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 66.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 33.7% |
Moraine Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.7 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Lakefield Junction | Great River Energy | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 83.8 GWh | May 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
Big Blue | Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN) | Blue Earth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 83.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Moraine II Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 87.4 GWh | Jan 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Ridgewind | Ridgewind Power Partners LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 87.7 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Ewington Energy Systems, LLC | Ewington Energy Systems, LLC | Worthington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 94.0 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 108.5 GWh | Dec 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Syl Laskin | ALLETE, Inc. | Hoyt Lakes, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.3 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Wilmarth | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.9 GWh | Aug 1948 | Jun 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.1% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.3% Natural Gas : 1.6% |
Pleasant Valley (MN) | Great River Energy | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 116.9 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
G McNeilus Wind Farm Dodge Center | Justin McNeilus | Dodge Center, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 117.7 GWh | Aug 2002 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Community Wind North LLC | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Verdi Township, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 121.1 GWh | Apr 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Oak Glen Wind Farm | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Blooming Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 122.1 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Chanarambie Power Partners, LLC | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 127.7 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Granite Falls, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 130.7 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 137.0 GWh | Sep 1949 | Jun 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.0% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.2% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.2% Natural Gas : 0.6% |
Solway CT | Otter Tail Power Co | Solway, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 171.4 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Lakeswind Power Partners | Lakeswind Power Partners | Pelican Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 172.5 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
St Paul Cogeneration | St Paul Cogeneration LLC | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 182.4 GWh | Mar 2003 | Dec 2022 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 84.0% Natural Gas : 16.0% |
Univ Minnesota CHP Plant | Veolia Energy | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 195.5 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
Jeffers Wind 20 LLC | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Jeffers, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 212.3 GWh | Sep 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
North Star Solar Project | North Star Solar PV LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 213.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Covanta Hennepin Energy | Covanta Energy Co | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 217.3 GWh | Sep 1989 | Jun 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.6% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.7% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
Elm Creek Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 230.9 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 265.2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Lake Benton I | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 274.8 GWh | Jan 1998 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Elm Creek Wind II LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 279.4 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Thomson | ALLETE, Inc. | Carlton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 285.2 GWh | Dec 1906 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Black Oak Wind Farm | Black Oak Wind, LLC | Sauk Centre, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 305.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Fenton Wind Farm | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 314.8 GWh | Aug 2007 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
MinnDakota Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Ivanhoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 321.5 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Stoneray Power Partners, LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 323.8 GWh | Jan 2019 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Boise Cascade International Falls | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 347.9 GWh | Dec 1926 | Jun 2024 | Black Liquor : 63.5% Natural Gas : 21.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 13.7% Sludge Waste : 1.4% |
Mower County Wind Energy Center | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Grand Meadow, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 350.3 GWh | Nov 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Grand Meadow | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 353.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Wapsipinicon Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 355.0 GWh | Jan 2009 | Dec 2022 | Wind |