List of power stations in Minnesota
Sources of Minnesota utility-scale electricity generation: full-year 2023[ 1]
Wind (25.4%)
Natural Gas (24.4%)
Coal (22.1%)
Nuclear (20.7%)
Solar (3.5%)
Biomass (2%)
Hydroelectric (1.2%)
Petroleum (0.1%)
Other (0.5%)
Minnesota electricity production by type
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Minnesota , sorted by type and name. In 2022, Minnesota had a total summer capacity of 18,460 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 58,966 GWh.[ 2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 25.4% wind, 24.4% natural gas, 22.1% coal, 20.7% nuclear, 3.5% solar, 2% biomass (including most refuse-derived fuels), 1.2% hydroelectric, 0.1% petroleum, and 0.5% other.[ 1]
Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 324 GWh to Minnesota's electrical grid in 2023. This was less than one-sixth the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.[ 1] Independent power producers accounted for more than one-fifth of all generation, especially by harnessing wind in the state's southwestern region. Minnesotans have recently consumed more electricity each year than has been produced in-state.[ 3]
Nuclear power stations
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[ 4]
Coal
Plant
Location
Capacity (MW )
Number Of Generating Units
Owner
Ref
Year Opened
Allen S. King Generating Station
Oak Park Heights, Minnesota
511
1
Xcel Energy
1967 -- Closing 2028
Clay Boswell Energy Center
Cohasset, Minnesota
1,072.5
4 (2 retired, 2 operational)
Minnesota Power
[ 5]
U1: 1958 – CLOSED 2018 U2: 1960 – CLOSED 2018 U3: 1973 -- Closing 2030[ 6] U4: 1980 -- Closing 2035[ 6] [A]
Hibbing Power Plant
Hibbing, Minnesota
30.5
3
City of Hibbing PUC
[ 7]
U1: 1965 U2: 1985 U3: 1996
Hoot Lake Plant
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
138
3
Otter Tail
[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
U1: 1948 – CLOSED 2005 U2: 1959 -- closed 2021 U3: 1964 -- closed 2021
Sherburne County Generating Station
Becker, Minnesota
2,238
3
Xcel Energy
[ 11]
U1: 1976 -- closing 2026 U2: 1977 -- closing 2023 U3: 1987 -- closing 2030
Taconite Harbor Energy Center
Schroeder, Minnesota
155
3 (1 retired, 2 idled)
Minnesota Power
[ 12] [ 13]
U1: 1957 -- closing 2022 U2: 1957 -- closing 2022 U3: 1967 – CLOSED 2015
M L Hibbard
Duluth, Minnesota
48
2
Minnesota Power
[ 14]
1949/1951[B]
A Minnesota Power intends to transition the 468-megawatt Boswell Unit 4 off coal, which could mean a switch to natural gas, biomass or other sources.
B Minnesota Power lists the M L Hibbard plant as operating with a mix of bio-mass and coal
Natural gas & Petroleum
Plant
Location
Capacity (MW )
Number Of Generating Units
Generation Type
Fuel Type
Owner
Year Opened
Black Dog Plant
Burnsville, Minnesota
526
3
1x1 Combined Cycle , Simple Cycle (x1)
Gas
Xcel Energy
2012
Blue Lake Plant
Shakopee, Minnesota
332
6
Simple Cycle (x6)
Gas (x2), Oil (x4)
Xcel Energy
1974/2005
Cannon Falls Energy Center
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
357
2
Simple Cycle (x2)
Gas
Invenergy
2008
Faribault Energy Park
Faribault, Minnesota
261
2
1x1 Combined Cycle
Gas
MMPA
2005/2007
High Bridge Plant
St. Paul, Minnesota
606
3
2x1 Combined Cycle
Gas
Xcel Energy
2008
Hutchinson Plant
Hutchinson, Minnesota
86
4
2x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle (x1)
Gas
HUC
1971/1994/2001
Inver Hills Plant
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
371
6
Simple Cycle (x6)
Gas & Oil (x6)
Xcel Energy
1972/1997
Lakefield Junction
Trimont, Minnesota
495
6
Simple Cycle (x6)
Gas
Great River Energy
2001
LS Power
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
251
2
1x1 Combined Cycle
Gas
TYR Energy
1997
Mankato Energy Center
Mankato, Minnesota
654
3
2x1 Combined Cycle
Gas
Xcel Energy
2006/2019
Minnesota River Station
Chaska, Minnesota
49
1
Simple Cycle
Gas
MMPA
2001
Pleasant Valley
Dexter, Minnesota
421
3
Simple Cycle (x3)
Gas
Great River Energy
2001
Riverside Plant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
502
3
2x1 Combined Cycle
Gas
Xcel Energy
1987/2009
Shakopee Energy Park
Shakopee, Minnesota
46
5
Reciprocating Engine (x5)
Gas
MMPA
2017
Westside Energy Station
Rochester, Minnesota
46
5
Reciprocating Engine (x5)
Gas
RPU
2018
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[ 4]
Wind
Name
Location
Capacity (MW )
Number Of Generating Units
Owner
Ref
Year Opened
Blazing Star Wind Farm
Lincoln County, Minnesota
200
100
Xcel Energy
2019
Fenton Wind Farm
Chandler, Minnesota
205.5
137
EDF Renewables
2007
Freeborn Wind Farm
Freeborn County, Minnesota
200
100
Xcel Energy
2019
Grand Meadow Wind Farm
Dexter, Minnesota
100.5
67
Xcel Energy
2008
Lake Benton Wind Farm (I-II)
Lincoln County, Minnesota Pipestone County, Minnesota
207.4
276
NextEra Energy Xcel Energy
1998/1999
Nobles Wind Farm
Reading, Minnesota
200
134
Xcel Energy
2010
Odell Wind Farm
Cottonwood County, Minnesota
200
100
Algonquin Power
2016
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm
Dexter, Minnesota
200
100
Xcel Energy
2015
Prairie Rose Wind Farm
Rock County, Minnesota
200
119
Enel Green Power
2012
Red Pine Wind Project
Lincoln County, Minnesota
200
100
EDF Renewables
2017
Stoneray Power
Pipestone County, Minnesota
100
39
EDF Renewables
2019
Uilk Wind Farm Power
Pipestone County, Minnesota
4.5
3
Uilk Holdings
2019
Trimont Area Wind Farm
Martin County, Minnesota
100
67
Avangrid
2005
Solar
Hydroelectric
Biomass
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