# List of power stations in Minnesota

* 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%)
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. 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.
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. 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.

## Nuclear power stations

| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Number of generating units | Reactor type | Owner | Year opened |
| Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant | Monticello, Minnesota | 671 | 1 | Boiling water reactor | Xcel Energy | 1971 |
| Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant | Red Wing, Minnesota | 1,092 | 2 | Pressurized water reactor | Xcel Energy | 1974 |

## Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

### Coal

| Plant | Location | Capacity (MW) | Number of generating units | Owner | 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 | U1: 1958 - closed 2018 U2: 1960 - closed 2018 U3: 1973 - closing 2030 U4: 1980 - closing 2035 |
| Hibbing Power Plant | Hibbing, Minnesota | 30.5 | 3 | City of Hibbing PUC | U1: 1965 U2: 1985 U3: 1996 |
| Hoot Lake Plant | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 138 | 3 | Otter Tail | U1: 1948 - closed 2005 U2: 1959 - closed 2021 U3: 1964 - closed 2021 |
| M L Hibbard | Duluth, Minnesota | 48 | 2 | Minnesota Power | 1949/1951 |
| Sherburne County Generating Station | Becker, Minnesota | 2,238 | 3 | Xcel Energy | 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 | U1: 1957 - closing 2022 U2: 1957 - closing 2022 U3: 1967 - closed 2015 |
$^A$ 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 and 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.

### Wind

| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Number of generating units | Owner | 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 |
| Trimont Area Wind Farm | Martin County, Minnesota | 100 | 67 | Avangrid | 2005 |
| Uilk Wind Farm Power | Pipestone County, Minnesota | 4.5 | 3 | Uilk Holdings | 2019 |

### Solar

| Name | Location | Capacity (MW$_{AC}$) | Owner | Year opened |
| Aurora Solar Project | Albany, Minnesota | 150 | Enel Greenpower | 2017 |
| Marshall Solar Project | Marshall, Minnesota | 62.3 | NextEra Energy | 2017 |
| North Star Solar Project | North Branch, Minnesota | 100 | NextEra Energy | 2016 |

### Hydroelectric

| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Number of generating units | Owner | Year opened |
| Blanchard Dam | Morrison County, Minnesota | 18 | 3 | Minnesota Power | 1925 |
| Ford Dam | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 18 | 4 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 1924 |
| International Falls Hydro | International Falls, Minnesota | 14.2 | 7 | Boise Cascade | 1924/1946 |
| Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant | Wabasha County, Minnesota | 2.3 | 2 | Rochester Public Utilities | 1919 |
| Little Falls Dam | Little Falls, Minnesota | 2.4 | 4 | Minnesota Power | 1921 |
| St. Cloud Dam | St. Cloud, Minnesota | 8.9 | 2 | City Owned | 1970 |
| Sartell Dam | Sartell, Minnesota | 9.5 | 11 | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy | 1907 |
| Thomson Hydro | Thomson, Minnesota | 72 | 6 | Minnesota Power | 1907/1914/ 1919/1949 |

### Biomass

| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Number of generating units | Fuel type | Owner | Year opened |
| Boise Cascade | International Falls, Minnesota | 40 | 1 | wood/ wood waste | Boise Cascade | 2015 |
| Cloquet Mill | Cloquet, Minnesota | 89 | 3 | wood/ wood waste | Sappi | 1976/1997/2001 |
| M L Hibbard | Duluth, Minnesota | 48 | 2 | wood/ wood waste/ coal | Minnesota Power | 1949/1951 |
| St. Paul CoGen | St. Paul, Minnesota | 33 | 1 | wood/ wood waste | District Energy | 2003 |

### Refuse

| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Number of generating units | Owner | Year opened |
| Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 33 | 2 | Covanta Hennepin Energy | 1989 |
| Hometown BioEnergy | Le Sueur County, Minnesota | 8 | 1 | MMPA | 2014 |
| Koda Biomass Plant | Shakopee, Minnesota | 20 | 1 | Koda Energy | 2009 |
| Olmsted Waste Energy | Rochester, Minnesota | 8 | 3 | District Energy | 1987/2010 |
| Red Wing Plant | Red Wing, Minnesota | 18 | 2 | Xcel Energy | 1949 |
| Wilmarth Plant | Mankato, Minnesota | 18 | 2 | Xcel Energy | 1948/1951 |