Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud Solar CSG | National Grid Renewables | St. Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.4 GWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gopher CSG | SoCore Energy LLC | Taylor Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Richmond CSG | SoCore Energy LLC | Richmond, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Taylors Falls CSG | SoCore Energy LLC | Taylor Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.9 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Northfield Holdco CSG | Northfield Holdco LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Waterford Holdco CSG | Waterford Holdco LLC | Waterford, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| B.R. Corcoran CSG | Minnesota Solar CSG 19, LLC | Corcoran, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.9 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Valley View Transmission LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | Jun 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| OREG 3 Inc | Ormat Nevada Inc | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 35.8 GWh | Jul 2010 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat |
| 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 |
| Carleton College | Carleton College | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.1 GWh | Aug 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
| Uilk Wind LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.3 GWh | Dec 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Lakefield Wind Project LLC | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | Lakefield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 367.2 GWh | Sep 2011 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Adams Wind Generations LLC | BEAM US, LLC | Cosmos, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.4 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Ridgewind | Ridgewind Power Partners LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 78.9 GWh | Dec 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Danielson Wind Farms LLC | BEAM US, LLC | Cosmos, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 49.4 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Grant County Wind LLC | Grant County Wind, LLC | Woodstock, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 51.3 GWh | Jul 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Prairie Rose Wind Farm | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Hardwick, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 417.3 GWh | Nov 2012 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Elm Creek Wind II LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 251.1 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| SAF Hydroelectric LLC | SAF Hydroelectric LLC | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 28.7 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| UMM Wind Turbine | University of Minnesota Morris Campus | Morris, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 GWh | May 2011 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| GL Wind | GL Wind LLC | Lewiston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.5 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| WCROC Wind Farm | University of Minnesota WCROC | Morris, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | Feb 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| SMMPA Methane Energy Facility | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Mora, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Mar 2012 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Community Wind South | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 44.4 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Slayton Solar | Ecos Energy LLC | Slayton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Dec 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Elm Creek Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 208.9 GWh | Nov 2008 | 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 |
| Marshall Wind 2 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.2 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Marshall Wind 3 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.8 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Marshall Wind 4 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Marshall Wind 5 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 985.0 MWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Marshall Wind 6 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.3 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Marshall Wind 1 LLC | Marshall Wind Farm, LLC | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 GWh | Nov 2007 | 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 |
| Grand Meadow | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 325.9 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | Lake Crystal, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Mar 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 86.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.5% |
| Willmar Municipal East Substation | Willmar Municipal Utilities | Willmar, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Willmar Municipal SW Substation | Willmar Municipal Utilities | Willmar, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 MWh | May 2000 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Nobles Wind Project | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Reading, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 738.9 GWh | Nov 2010 | Aug 2024 | 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 |
| 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% |
| Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 | Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Hartland, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 341.6 GWh | Jan 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg ES101 | Thomson Corp | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 MWh | Apr 2009 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H | Thomson Corp | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 65.0 MWh | Dec 2006 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Welcome Wind Turbine | Federated Rural Electric Assn | Welcome, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.9 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Eastwood Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hastings Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Hastings, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lake Emily Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | St. Peter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | 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 |
| Lawrence Creek Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Shafer, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Montrose Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Montrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Paynesville Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pine Island Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Pine Island, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.4 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 |
| West Faribault Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Faribault, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 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 |
| Westside Energy Station | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 48.4 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Empire Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Farmington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blue Lake Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Shakopee Energy Park | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.2 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Dickinson Solar Array | Great River Energy | Buffalo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.9 GWh | Jul 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| WakeSun LLC | SunShare Management | Cold Spring, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.1 GWh | Dec 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| BentonSun LLC | SunShare Management | Norwood Young America, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Chisago Community Solar | Chisago Community Solar | Taylor Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.9 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ursa Community Solar | Ursa Community Solar | Farmington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.7 GWh | Dec 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sunrise Community Solar | Sunrise Community Solar | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pleasant Valley Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Dexter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 746.8 GWh | Jul 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Water Reclamation Plant | City of Rochester | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas |
| Odell Wind Farm | Algonquin Power Co | Mountain Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 739.0 GWh | Jun 2016 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Black Oak Wind Farm | Black Oak Wind, LLC | Sauk Centre, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 292.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Lakeswind Power Partners | Lakeswind Power Partners | Pelican Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 154.7 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Melrose 2 | Melrose Public Utilities | Melrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 MWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| St. Olaf Wind Turbine | St. Olaf College | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | Aug 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| St. Olaf StandBy Generators | St. Olaf College | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.0 MWh | May 1999 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Univ Minnesota CHP Plant | Veolia Energy | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 173.9 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| New Germany Community Solar Garden | New Germany Solar I LLC | New Germany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Mar 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking | Metropolitan Airports Commission | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.9 GWh | Nov 2015 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| North Star Solar Project | North Star Solar PV LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 183.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall Solar Energy Project | Marshall, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 88.8 GWh | Dec 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 812.3 GWh | Mar 2020 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Albany Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | 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 |
| Atwater Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Atwater, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Chisago Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 1 | Pivot Energy | Clinton Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 919.0 MWh | May 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Titlow Garden LLC CSG | Titlow Garden LLC | Gaylord, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Platt Solar | Cannon River LLC | Hadley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Skalbeck Solar | Cascade Solar LLC | Sacred Heart, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | Oct 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Andresen Solar | Ballantyne LLC | Clara City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.4 GWh | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Courtland CSG LLC | United States Solar Corporation | Courtland, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 725.0 MWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Johnson CSG 2 | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.6 GWh | Feb 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |