This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Minnesota, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Minnesota had a total summer capacity of 18.2 GW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 58,595 GWh. In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 25.2% wind, 23.2% coal, 21.7% nuclear, 20.8% natural gas, 5.2% solar, 1.9% biomass (including most refuse-derived fuels), 1.5% hydroelectric, and 0.5% other.

Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 484 GWh to Minnesota's electrical grid in 2026. This was about 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 YearopenedMonticello Nuclear Generating Plant Monticello, Minnesota 671 1 Boiling water reactor Xcel Energy 1971Prairie 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 Ref YearopenedAllen S. KingGenerating Station Oak Park Heights, Minnesota 511 1 Xcel Energy 1967 - closing 2028Clay BoswellEnergy 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 2035Hibbing Power PlantHibbing, Minnesota 30.5 3 City of Hibbing PUC U1: 1965 U2: 1985 U3: 1996Hoot Lake PlantFergus 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 1949/1951Sherburne CountyGenerating Station Becker, Minnesota 1,704 2 Xcel Energy U1: 1976 - closing 2026 U2: 1977 - closed 2023 U3: 1987 - closing 2030Taconite HarborEnergy Center Schroeder, Minnesota 155 3(1 retired, 2 idled) Minnesota Power U1: 1957 - closing 2022 U2: 1957 - closing 2022 U3: 1967 - closed 2015 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.

Minnesota Power lists the M L Hibbard plant as operating with a mix of bio-mass and coal.

Natural gas and petroleum PlantLocation Capacity(MW) Number of generating units Generation type Fuel type Owner YearopenedBlack Dog Plant Burnsville, Minnesota 526 3 1x1 combined cycle, simple cycle (x1) Gas Xcel Energy 2012Blue Lake Plant Shakopee, Minnesota 332 6 Simple cycle (x6) Gas (x2), oil (x4) Xcel Energy 1974/2005Cannon Falls Energy Center Cannon Falls, Minnesota 357 2 Simple cycle (x2) Gas Invenergy 2008Faribault Energy Park Faribault, Minnesota 261 2 1x1 combined cycle Gas MMPA 2005/2007High Bridge Plant St. Paul, Minnesota 606 3 2x1 combined cycle Gas Xcel Energy 2008Hutchinson Plant Hutchinson, Minnesota 86 4 2x1 combined cycle, simple cycle (x1) Gas HUC 1971/1994/2001Inver Hills Plant Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 371 6 Simple cycle (x6) Gas & oil (x6) Xcel Energy 1972/1997Lakefield Junction Trimont, Minnesota 495 6 Simple cycle (x6) Gas Great River Energy 2001LS Power Cottage Grove, Minnesota 251 2 1x1 combined cycle Gas TYR Energy 1997Mankato Energy Center Mankato, Minnesota 654 3 2x1 combined cycle Gas Xcel Energy 2006/2019Minnesota River Station Chaska, Minnesota 49 1 Simple cycle Gas MMPA 2001Pleasant Valley Dexter, Minnesota 421 3 Simple cycle (x3) Gas Great River Energy 2001Riverside PlantMinneapolis, Minnesota 502 3 2x1 combined cycle Gas Xcel Energy 1987/2009Shakopee Energy Park Shakopee, Minnesota 46 5 Reciprocating engine (x5) Gas MMPA 2017Westside 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 Ref Yearopened 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, MinnesotaPipestone County, Minnesota 207.4 276 NextEra EnergyXcel 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 Renewables2019 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(MWAC) Owner Ref Yearopened 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 Ref YearopenedBlanchard DamMorrison County, Minnesota183Minnesota Power1925Ford Dam Saint Paul, Minnesota 18 4 Brookfield Renewable Partners 1924International Falls Hydro International Falls, Minnesota 14.2 7 Boise Cascade 1924/1946Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant Wabasha County, Minnesota 2.3 2 Rochester Public Utilities 1919Little Falls DamLittle Falls, Minnesota2.44Minnesota Power1921St. Cloud DamSt. Cloud, Minnesota8.92City Owned1970Sartell DamSartell, Minnesota9.511Eagle Creek Renewable Energy1907Thomson Hydro Thomson, Minnesota 72 6 Minnesota Power 1907/1914/1919/1949

Biomass

Name Location Capacity(MW) Number of generating units Fueltype Owner Ref Yearopened 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 Ref Yearopened 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

References

External links

Minnesota Energy profile DOE EIA Inventory of Electric Utility Power Plants in the United States 2000