Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Plant #1 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.7 GWh | Dec 1957 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Adams Wind Farm | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Adams, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 29.3 GWh | Aug 2003 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Little Falls (MN) | ALLETE, Inc. | Little Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 27.4 GWh | Dec 1905 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.9 GWh | Aug 1976 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 72.1% Natural Gas : 26.4% Residual Fuel Oil : 1.5% |
| Shakopee Energy Park | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.2 GWh | Jan 2017 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hutchinson Plant #2 | Hutchinson Utilities Comm | Hutchinson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 25.0 GWh | Oct 1994 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hastings City Hydroelectric | Hastings Lock & Dam | Hastings, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 22.4 GWh | Dec 1991 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Albany Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.0 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 |
| Paynesville Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.5 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Sartell Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Sartell, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | Feb 1985 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Valley View Transmission LLC | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Chandler, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.3 GWh | Jun 2011 | 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 |
| Eastridge Wind Project | Eastridge Wind Project | Porter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.0 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Westside Solar | Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin) | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cisco | ALLETE Clean Energy | Brewster, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 16.9 GWh | Jan 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 |
| 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% |
| Camp Ripley Solar | Camp Riley Solar Facility | Little Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 15.8 GWh | Oct 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 |
| Lake Pulaski Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Buffalo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Santee Solar Partners, LLC | REA Investments, LLC | Stanford Township, MN | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 13.4 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lakota Ridge LLC | Lakota Ridge, LLC (Longroad) | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.3 GWh | Mar 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Connexus Solar Stanford 1STF | REA Investments, LLC | St. Francis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2022 | 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% |
| 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 |
| Annandale Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Annandale, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sylvan Solar | ALLETE, Inc. | Pillager, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.4 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Uilk Wind LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.3 GWh | Dec 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Fairmont Wind | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Fairmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.9 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Chisago Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 11.6 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 |
| Eastwood Solar | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.6 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lincoln Heights II | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.6 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Brainerd Airport | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Brainerd, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rochester Hydro | Rochester Public Utilities | Mazeppa, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.3 GWh | Aug 1984 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Tatanka Wi | HQC Tatanka Wi Solar Power Generation LLC | Buffalo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 10.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Athens MN CONX | SoCore Energy LLC | Athens, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | 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 |
| Worthington | City of Worthington - (MN) | Worthington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 GWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2023 | Wind : 99.5% |
| Montevideo Solar LLC, CSG | Montevideo Solar LLC | Montevideo, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.8 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| WasecaSun | National Grid Renewables | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.6 GWh | Jan 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| GL Wind | GL Wind LLC | Lewiston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.5 GWh | Nov 2011 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| DodgeSun CSG | National Grid Renewables | Kasson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.5 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Northfield Solar CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.4 GWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rengstorf Solar CSG | National Grid Renewables | Coutland, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.3 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lemond Solar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.3 GWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Helen Solar CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Plato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sartell Holdco CSG | Sartell Holdco LLC | Sartell, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Knife Falls | ALLETE, Inc. | Cloquet, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.2 GWh | Dec 1921 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Walcott Solar CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Faribault, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Winton | ALLETE, Inc. | Winton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Jul 1923 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Richmond CSG | SoCore Energy LLC | Richmond, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wright Kirby 1-5 CSG | Standard Solar | Monticello, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Johnson Solar CSG | National Grid Renewables | Edgerton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Dec 2017 | 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 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Mankato | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 GWh | Sep 1987 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
| Tofteland Windfarm LLC | Tofteland Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 GWh | Sep 2003 | Jan 2023 | Wind |
| Capella Community Solar | Capella Community Solar | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Frontenac Holdco LLC, CSG | Frontenac Holdco LLC | Frontenac, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 GWh | Feb 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lahr 1, LLC | SoCore Energy LLC | Wakefield Township, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.8 GWh | Dec 2017 | 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 |
| Novel OYA of Osakis CSG | NRG MN Community LLC | Osakis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sherburne North Project CSG | MN Solar Community, LLC | St. Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.6 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Nesvold Watertown Solar | SoCore Energy LLC | Watertown, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| GSSP Schneider LLC | Green Street Power Partners | Waite Park, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | Sep 2019 | 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 |
| Lincoln Heights I | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Benton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| REG Juhl Glenville Wind, LLC | REG Juhl Glenville Wind, LLC | Albert Lea, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.5 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| 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 |
| Vega Community Solar | Vega Community Solar | Glenwood, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.4 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| St. Cloud Solar CSG | National Grid Renewables | St. Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.4 GWh | Mar 2018 | 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 |
| Corvus Community Solar | Corvus Community Solar | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Scandia CSG | DG Minnesota CSG, LLC | Scandia, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Dec 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Foreman's Hill Community Solar | Foreman's Hill CSG LLC | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Paynesville Community Solar | Paynesville Community Solar | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Andromeda Community Solar | Andromeda Community Solar | Lester Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cottage Grove CSG, LLC | Ecoplexus, Inc | Cottage Grove, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.3 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Koppelman Sun CSG | National Grid Renewables | Eagle Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Oct 2017 | Aug 2023 | Solar |
| Felton CSG PV1-5 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Randolph, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Equuleus Community Solar Gardens | MN8 Energy LLC | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| MontSun Community Solar | Generate Capital | Montrose, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Randolph CSG PV1-5 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Randolph, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| WaveSun Community Solar | Generate Capital | Waverly, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Viking Wind Partners | ALLETE Clean Energy | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
| SunE Feely 1 CSG, LLC | Ecoplexus, Inc | Farmington, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Aug 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rosemount Community Solar | Rosemount Community Solar | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Laskin Solar | ALLETE, Inc. | Hoyt Lakes, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Sylvan | ALLETE, Inc. | Pillager, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Dec 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Northfield Community Solar | Northfield Community Solar | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fox CSG, LLC | Ecoplexus, Inc | Taylors Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Feb 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Webster Holdco Solar CSG | Webster Holdco LLC | Webster, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cokato CSG | Cokato Holdco LLC | Cokato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Nautilus Saint Cloud Solar (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Saint Cloud, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.9 GWh | Mar 2019 | Aug 2024 | 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 |