Directory of Power Plants in Minnesota
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uilk Wind LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.3 GWh | Dec 2009 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Noble Ridge LLC | RENEW Energy Inc | Wilmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.8 MWh | Nov 2001 | Nov 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Novel Benedix Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Mantorville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Byron Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Byron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Kanewischer Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel David Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Huneke Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Zumbrota, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Denzer Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Minnesota City, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Debra Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Mantorville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Wayne Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Mantorville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Bartel Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Byron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Mar 2020 | 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 |
| Novel Haley Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | May 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel MNDot Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Afton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Martin Solar One LLC (McLeod) CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Lester Prairie, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Connexus Solar Stanford 1STF | REA Investments, LLC | St. Francis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 13.0 GWh | Apr 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| Novel Peter Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Waterville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Winegar Partnership Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Waseca, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Mar 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Stein Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Taylors Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Aug 2022 | 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 |
| Novel Caroline Solar, LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Apr 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hayfield Solar I LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Hayfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hayfield Solar III LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Hayfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pipestone City Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Pipestone, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Jul 2021 | 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 |
| Novel Historical Society Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Sacred Heart, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel DeCook Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Byron, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Reber Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Albany, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.9 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Brooten Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Brooten, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Schmoll Farms Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Dodge Center, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Oct 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Martens Solar LLC(CSG) | REA Investments, LLC | Lafayette, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Shelly Solar LLC (CSG) | REA Investments, LLC | Cottonwood, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.3 GWh | Aug 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Handeland Solar LLC (CSG) | REA Investments, LLC | Clarkfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Stavem Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Glenwood, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | Aug 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Novak Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Foley, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.5 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Jewison Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Janesville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.4 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Sunnyfield Farms Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Mazeppa, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.2 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Schroeder Solar LLC CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Renville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Dec 2022 | Nov 2023 | Solar |
| Novel Pederson Solar CSG | REA Investments, LLC | Sauk Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Jul 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rafterville Solar | Rafterville Solar, LLC | Atwater, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 940.0 MWh | Jun 2023 | 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% |
| Prawer Project CSG | Prawer Community Solar LLC | Clear Lake, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | POET Biorefining Lake Crystal | Lake Crystal, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.5 GWh | Mar 2005 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas : 85.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.8% |
| Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 10 | Pivot Energy | Greenwald, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 600.0 MWh | May 2023 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pepin Garden | Pepin Garden LLC | Kellogg, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 222.0 MWh | Oct 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pegasus Community Solar | Pegasus Community Solar | Brooten, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.4 GWh | Jul 2017 | 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 |
| Paulson Community (CSG) | Paulson Community Solar LLC | St. Peter, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.7 GWh | Mar 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Granite Falls, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 124.5 GWh | Nov 2018 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Palmer Community Solar LLC CSG | Palmer Community Solar LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Jul 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Hoot Lake Solar | Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 71.8 GWh | Jul 2023 | Sep 2024 | Solar |
| Solway CT | Otter Tail Power Co | Solway, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 163.4 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hoot Lake | Otter Tail Power Co | Fergus Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Aug 1914 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| OREG 3 Inc | Ormat Nevada Inc | Trimont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 36.1 GWh | Jul 2010 | Sep 2024 | Waste Heat |
| Orion Community Solar | Orion Community Solar | St. Joseph, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.6 GWh | Dec 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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% |
| Olinda Trail Solar | Olinda Trail Solar LLC | Lindstrom, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.1 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Shakopee Met Council WTP | Oak Leaf Solar V LLC | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.0 GWh | Feb 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 |
| Novel - OYA of Mapleton CSG | NRG MN Community LLC | Mapleton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.7 GWh | Jun 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| 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 |
| Northfield Holdco CSG | Northfield Holdco LLC | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.4 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Northfield Community Solar | Northfield Community Solar | Northfield, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 8.0 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Wilmarth | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Mankato, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 105.6 GWh | Aug 1948 | Sep 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.2% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.4% Natural Gas : 1.4% |
| Red Wing | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Red Wing, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 122.0 GWh | Sep 1949 | Sep 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 53.8% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.6% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Glenville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 799.1 GWh | Apr 2021 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Black Dog | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Burnsville, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 TWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Hennepin Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 43.4 GWh | Sep 1954 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| High Bridge | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.2 TWh | Apr 2008 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| 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% |
| Allen S King | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Oak Park Heights, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 558.7 GWh | Feb 1958 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% |
| Riverside (MN) | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 2.6 TWh | Mar 1987 | Sep 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Monticello, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.4 TWh | May 1971 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| Prairie Island | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Welch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 5.6 TWh | Jan 1974 | Sep 2024 | Nuclear |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 839.4 GWh | Dec 2020 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Nobles Wind Project | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Reading, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 752.3 GWh | Nov 2010 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Blue Lake | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Shakopee, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 63.1 GWh | Feb 1974 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Sherburne County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Becker, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.3 TWh | Mar 1976 | Sep 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
| Lake Benton II | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Ruthton, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 431.4 GWh | May 1999 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Grand Meadow, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 316.0 GWh | Nov 2006 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Hendricks, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 830.9 GWh | Mar 2020 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| Northern Wind | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Lake Wilson, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 373.1 GWh | Dec 2022 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| 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 |
| North Star Solar Project | North Star Solar PV LLC | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 189.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Sep 2024 | Solar |
| North Branch (MN) | North Branch Water & Light Comm | North Branch, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 257.0 MWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Nobles 2 Wind Project | Nobles 2 Power Partners, LLC | Wilmont, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 980.2 GWh | Nov 2020 | Sep 2024 | Wind |
| New Ulm | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm | New Ulm, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.3 GWh | Dec 1956 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 88.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.0% |