Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Benton II | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Ruthton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 431.4 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Shane's Wind Machine | Shane's Wind Machine LLC | Ruthton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.0 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Sunset Breeze LLC | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Community Wind South | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 44.4 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Green Acres Breeze LLC | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Wolf Wind Enterprises LLC | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| G Flow Wind LLC | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Minnesota Breeze LLC | Midwest Power Partners LLC | Rushmore, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.7 GWh | Apr 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Rushford Village | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Rushford Village, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Blanchard | ALLETE, Inc. | Royalton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 60.7 GWh | Jan 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| 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 |
| Lake Region Community Hybrid, LLC | Lake Region Community Hybrid, LLC | Rothsay, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Equuleus Community Solar Gardens | MN8 Energy LLC | Rosemount, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | Jul 2017 | 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 |
| Rollingstone Holdco CSG | Rollingstone Holdco LLC | Rollingstone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Herber Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Rollingstone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Jan 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| IBM West | Rochester Public Utilities | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 34.0 MWh | Sep 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| 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% |
| Westside Solar | Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin) | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 17.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | 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 |
| Water Reclamation Plant | City of Rochester | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 GWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Other Biomass Gas |
| 4710 Hosting | Epic Hosting, LLC | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.0 MWh | May 2012 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | St Mary's Hospital | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 52.2 GWh | Dec 1970 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
| Franklin Heating Station | Franklin Heating Station | Rochester, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 57.1 GWh | Dec 1950 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 72.6% Purchased Steam : 25.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.8% |
| 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% |
| Richmond CSG | SoCore Energy LLC | Richmond, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.1 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Allie L.L.C. | Allie L.L.C. | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Jul 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Krause CSG | Krause CSG LLC | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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% |
| Novel Schroeder Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Dec 2022 | Nov 2023 | Solar |
| Kerria Solar, LLC | National Grid Renewables | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| South Generation | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | Redwood Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 194.0 MWh | Feb 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Redwood Falls | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm | Redwood Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 880.0 MWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Water : 48.9% Natural Gas : 34.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.6% |
| Redwood Falls Wind | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | Redwood Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Red Wing Community Solar | Terraform Arcadia | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lady Slipper Solar Array CSG | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.5 GWh | Sep 2019 | 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 |
| Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 121.4 GWh | Sep 1949 | Aug 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 53.8% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.5% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
| 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% |
| Nobles Wind Project | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Reading, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 738.9 GWh | Nov 2010 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
| Geranium Solar, LLC | National Grid Renewables | Raymond, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Aster Community Solar Garden, LLC | National Grid Renewables | Raymond, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Sep 2020 | 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 |
| Felton CSG PV1-5 | Ecoplexus, Inc | Randolph, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.2 GWh | May 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| FastSun 2 CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Randolph Township, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Anoka County MN CONX | SoCore Energy LLC | Ramsey, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 GWh | Sep 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Syncarpha Prinsburg CSG (Ledeboer) | Prinsburg CSG I, LLC | Prinsburg, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Princeton (MN) | Princeton Public Utils Comm | Princeton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 179.0 MWh | Aug 1953 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Preston (MN) | Preston Public Utilities Comm | Preston, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 130.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 83.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 16.9% |
| Eastridge Wind Project | Eastridge Wind Project | Porter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 20.0 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Helen CSG 1 LLC | United States Solar Corporation | Plato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Oct 2021 | 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 |
| Greenback Energy | Greenback Energy, LLC (Longroad) | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Carstensen Wind | Carstensen Wind, LLC (Longroad) | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Lucky Wind | Lucky Wind, LLC (Longroad) | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 576.0 MWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Pipestone City Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Northern Lights Wind LLC | Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad) | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 157.0 MWh | Nov 2004 | 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 |
| TG Windfarm LLC | TG Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Oct 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Bisson Windfarm LLC | Bisson Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.8 GWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Stahl Wind Energy | Stahl Wind Energy, LLC (Longroad) | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 2004 | 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 |
| Tofteland Windfarm LLC | Tofteland Windfarm LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.0 GWh | Sep 2003 | Jan 2023 | Wind |
| USS Greenhouse Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Pine Island, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.2 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pine Island Solar CSG | Pine Island Holdco, LLC | Pine Island, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Jan 2017 | 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 |
| Rock Lake CT | Great River Energy | Pine City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 235.0 MWh | Mar 1978 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Sylvan | ALLETE, Inc. | Pillager, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Dec 1912 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Pillager | ALLETE, Inc. | Pillager, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Dec 1916 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Sylvan Solar | ALLETE, Inc. | Pillager, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.4 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Lakeswind Power Partners | Lakeswind Power Partners | Pelican Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 154.7 GWh | Feb 2014 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Capricornus Community Solar Garden | National Grid Renewables | Paynsville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Paynesville CSG1, LLC | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Dec 2020 | 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 |
| USS Milkweed Solar LLC CSG | Standard Solar | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Allium Community Solar Garden, LLC | National Grid Renewables | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Dec 2020 | 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 |
| Hertzberg Community (CSG) | Hertzberg Community Solar | Paynesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RJC CSG, LLC | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Owatonna,, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| RJC I CSG | RJC I CSG LLC | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Owatonna | City of Owatonna - (MN) | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Mar 1982 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| RJC II Community Solar Garden | RJC II CSG LLC | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | May 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| USS Bush Solar LLC CSG | United States Solar Corporation | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | 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 |
| Lemond Solar | Adapture Renewables, Inc. | Owatonna, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.3 GWh | May 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Douglas Todd Community Solar One LLC CSG | Madison Energy Holdings LLC | Osakis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Nov 2019 | 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 |
| FastSun 13 CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Osakis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Herickhoff Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Osakis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Mar 2020 | Oct 2023 | Solar |
| Allen S King | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Oak Park Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 562.7 GWh | Feb 1958 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| 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 |
| Carver Gladden CSG | Minnesota Solar CSG 8, LLC | Norwood Young America, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.7 GWh | Mar 2018 | 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 |
| Northfield Solar CSG | Altus Power America Management, LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 9.4 GWh | Jun 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Chub Garden Solar | Chub Garden LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 |
| St. Olaf Wind Turbine | St. Olaf College | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.5 GWh | Aug 2006 | 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% |