Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Heights II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.6 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Eastwood Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Brainerd Public Utilities | Brainerd Public Utilities | Brainerd, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.9 GWh | Dec 1916 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Chisago Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fairmont Wind | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Fairmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.9 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Uilk Wind LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.3 GWh | Dec 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sylvan Solar | ALLETE, Inc. | Pillager, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.4 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Annandale Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Annandale, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Dodge Center Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Dodge Center, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fairmont (MN) | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Fairmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 GWh | Dec 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| Connexus Solar Stanford 1STF | REA Investments, LLC | St. Francis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Lakota Ridge LLC | Lakota Ridge, LLC (Longroad) | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.3 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Santee Solar Partners, LLC | REA Investments, LLC | Stanford Township, MN | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 13.4 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lake Pulaski Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Buffalo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Shaokatan Hills LLC | Shaokatan Hills, LLC (Longroad) | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.9 GWh | Jul 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Camp Ripley Solar | Camp Riley Solar Facility | Little Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.8 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 | Wind : 95.2% Solar : 4.8% |
| West Waconia Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Norwood Young America, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cisco | ALLETE Clean Energy | Brewster, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.9 GWh | Jan 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Westside Solar | Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin) | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC | Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC | Luverne, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 18.3 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Eastridge Wind Project | Eastridge Wind Project | Porter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.0 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Spruce Ridge Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Glencoe, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.2 GWh | Mar 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Valley View Transmission LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | Jun 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sartell Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Sartell, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | Feb 1985 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hometown Bio Energy LLC | Hometown Bio Energy LLC | Le Sueur, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.4 GWh | Nov 2013 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas |
| Paynesville Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Waseca Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Albany Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hastings City Hydroelectric | Hastings Lock & Dam | Hastings, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.4 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 |
| Shakopee Energy Park | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.2 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.1 GWh | Aug 1976 | Jan 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 70.3% Natural Gas : 28.9% Residual Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
| Little Falls (MN) | ALLETE, Inc. | Little Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.4 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) | 28.5 GWh | Aug 1990 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| SAF Hydroelectric LLC | SAF Hydroelectric LLC | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 28.7 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Adams Wind Farm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Adams, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 29.3 GWh | Aug 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Hutchinson Plant #1 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.7 GWh | Dec 1957 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Windom Wind Project | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Bingham Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 32.9 GWh | Feb 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sherco Solar I | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.0 GWh | - | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Rapids Energy Center | ALLETE, Inc. | Grand Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.2 GWh | Dec 1942 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 77.3% Water : 22.7% |
| Odin Wind Farm LLC | NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc | Mountainlake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.2 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Woodstock Windfarm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.9 GWh | Apr 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| OREG 3 Inc | Ormat Nevada Inc | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 37.1 GWh | Jul 2010 | Jan 2025 | Waste Heat |
| St. Cloud Hydro | St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility | St Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 37.2 GWh | May 1988 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Cascade Creek | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 38.7 GWh | May 1975 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| Olmsted Waste Energy | Olmsted County Public Works | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 39.5 GWh | Mar 1987 | Dec 2023 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.5% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.6% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
| American Crystal Sugar Moorhead | American Crystal Sugar Co | Moorhead, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 39.8 GWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Koda Biomass Plant | Koda Energy LLC | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.2 GWh | Apr 2009 | Dec 2023 | Agricultural By-Products : 62.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 27.0% Natural Gas : 10.1% |
| Hennepin Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.4 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Community Wind South | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 44.4 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Elk River | Great River Energy | Elk River, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 45.5 GWh | Dec 1950 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas : 98.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| American Crystal Sugar Crookston | American Crystal Sugar Co | Crookston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.8 GWh | Aug 1954 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center | ALLETE, Inc. | Mountain Iron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 47.4 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Fond Du Lac | ALLETE, Inc. | Duluth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.1 GWh | Dec 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Westside Energy Station | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.4 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Danielson Wind Farms LLC | BEAM US, LLC | Cosmos, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.4 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Cambridge CT Hybrid | Great River Energy | Cambridge, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.4 GWh | Apr 1978 | Dec 2023 | 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) | 51.3 GWh | Jul 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Adams Wind Generations LLC | BEAM US, LLC | Cosmos, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.4 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| International Falls Power | Boise White Paper LLC | International Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.6 GWh | Dec 1923 | Jan 2025 | Water |
| Owatonna Energy Station | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 53.5 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| South Fork Wind Farm | South Fork Wind, LLC | Round Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 54.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | St Mary's Hospital | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 55.1 GWh | Dec 1970 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6% |
| Franklin Heating Station | Franklin Heating Station | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 60.6 GWh | Dec 1950 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas : 74.4% Purchased Steam : 24.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| M L Hibbard | ALLETE, Inc. | Duluth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 60.7 GWh | May 1949 | Jan 2025 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 93.6% Subbituminous Coal : 5.2% Natural Gas : 1.2% |
| Blanchard | ALLETE, Inc. | Royalton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 60.7 GWh | Jan 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Blue Lake | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.1 GWh | Feb 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hibbing | Hibbing Public Utilities Comm | Hibbing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 68.3 GWh | Mar 1965 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 63.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 35.0% Subbituminous Coal : 1.4% |
| Moraine Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 70.6 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Twin Cities Hydro LLC | Twin Cities Hydro LLC | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 71.6 GWh | Sep 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hoot Lake Solar | Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 74.0 GWh | Jul 2023 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Big Blue | Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN) | Blue Earth, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 74.6 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Moraine II Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.0 GWh | Jan 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Inver Hills | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Inver Grove Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.2 GWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 65.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.4% |
| Ridgewind | Ridgewind Power Partners LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.9 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Lakefield Junction | Great River Energy | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 79.0 GWh | May 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
| Rock Aetna Power Partners | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 79.3 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| G McNeilus Wind Farm Dodge Center | Justin McNeilus | Dodge Center, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 83.1 GWh | Aug 2002 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Ewington Energy Systems, LLC | Ewington Energy Systems, LLC | Worthington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 88.3 GWh | Dec 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 90.3 GWh | Dec 2016 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Oak Glen Wind Farm | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Blooming Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 95.7 GWh | Oct 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Wilmarth | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 101.6 GWh | Aug 1948 | Jan 2025 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.2% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.4% Natural Gas : 1.4% |
| Chanarambie Power Partners, LLC | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 102.7 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| Pleasant Valley (MN) | Great River Energy | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 104.1 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
| Community Wind North LLC | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Verdi Township, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 109.4 GWh | Apr 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Syl Laskin | ALLETE, Inc. | Hoyt Lakes, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 110.3 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 123.3 GWh | Sep 1949 | Jan 2025 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 53.1% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 43.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 3.0% Natural Gas : 0.5% |
| Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Granite Falls, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 130.5 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jan 2025 | Wind |
| St Paul Cogeneration | St Paul Cogeneration LLC | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 153.1 GWh | Mar 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 76.5% Natural Gas : 23.5% |
| Lakeswind Power Partners | Lakeswind Power Partners | Pelican Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 154.7 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Solway CT | Otter Tail Power Co | Solway, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 163.4 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Univ Minnesota CHP Plant | Veolia Energy | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 173.9 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| North Star Solar Project | North Star Solar PV LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 190.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jan 2025 | Solar |
| Jeffers Wind 20 LLC | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Jeffers, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 192.0 GWh | Sep 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Covanta Hennepin Energy | Covanta Energy Co | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 206.7 GWh | Sep 1989 | Jan 2025 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.7% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.7% Natural Gas : 0.6% |
| Elm Creek Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 208.9 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Wapsipinicon Wind Project | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 217.0 GWh | Jan 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Lake Benton I | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 223.1 GWh | Jan 1998 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 246.4 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |