🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Minnesota
Minnesota operates 42 natural gas power plants totaling 6,655 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 13.7M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants42operating
Capacity6,655 MWnameplate
Generation13.7M MWhannual
All Minnesota natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mankato Energy Center | Mankato | Blue Earth County | 741 MW | Mec Holdings, Llc |
| High Bridge | St. Paul | Ramsey County | 644 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Riverside (Mn) | Minneapolis | Hennepin County | 586 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Black Dog | Burnsville | Dakota County | 563 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Blue Lake | Shakopee | Scott County | 559 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Lakefield Junction | Trimont | Martin County | 538 MW | Great River Energy |
| Pleasant Valley (Mn) | Dexter | Mower County | 468 MW | Great River Energy |
| Cannon Falls Energy Center | Cannon Falls | Goodhue County | 347 MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Faribault Energy Park | Faribault | Rice County | 335 MW | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny |
| Inver Hills | Inver Grove Heights | Dakota County | 284 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Lsp-Cottage Grove Lp | Cottage Grove | Washington County | 284 MW | Cottage Grove Operating Services Llc |
| Cambridge Ct Hybrid | Cambridge | Isanti County | 194 MW | Great River Energy |
| Elk River | Elk River | Sherburne County | 191 MW | Great River Energy |
| Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, Llc | Rosemount | Dakota County | 118 MW | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, Llc |
| Syl Laskin | Hoyt Lakes | St Louis County | 116 MW | Allete, Inc. |
| Hutchinson Plant #2 | Hutchinson | Mcleod County | 91 MW | Hutchinson Utilities Comm |
| Cascade Creek | Rochester | Olmsted County | 85 MW | Rochester Public Utilities |
| Solway Ct | Solway | Beltrami County | 51 MW | Otter Tail Power Co |
| Minnesota River | Chaska | Carver County | 49 MW | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny |
| Westside Energy Station | Rochester | Olmsted County | 47 MW | Rochester Public Utilities |
| Shakopee Energy Park | Shakopee | Scott County | 47 MW | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny |
| Fairmont (Mn) | Fairmont | Martin County | 39 MW | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny |
| Owatonna Energy Station | Owatonna | Steele County | 39 MW | Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny |
| Hibbing | Hibbing | St Louis County | 36 MW | Hibbing Public Utilities Comm |
| Franklin Heating Station | Rochester | Olmsted County | 34 MW | Franklin Heating Station |
| Hutchinson Plant #1 | Hutchinson | Mcleod County | 28 MW | Hutchinson Utilities Comm |
| Rapids Energy Center | Grand Rapids | Itasca County | 28 MW | Allete, Inc. |
| Univ Minnesota Chp Plant | Minneapolis | Hennepin County | 21 MW | University Of Minnesota Central Utilities |
| Owatonna | Owatonna | Steele County | 19 MW | City Of Owatonna - (Mn) |
| New Prague | New Prague | Le Sueur County | 17 MW | New Prague Utilities Comm |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | Rochester | Olmsted County | 16 MW | St Mary's Hospital |
| Southeast Steam Plant | Minneapolis | Hennepin County | 13 MW | University Of Minnesota Central Utilities |
| Wells Ic | Wells | Faribault County | 9 MW | City Of Wells - (Mn) |
| Redwood Falls | Redwood Falls | Redwood County | 9 MW | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm |
| Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal | Lake Crystal | Blue Earth County | 7 MW | Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal |
| Preston (Mn) | Preston | Fillmore County | 4 MW | Preston Public Utilities Comm |
| Fox Lake | Sherburn | Martin County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Granite City | St. Cloud | Benton County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Key City | Mankato | Blue Earth County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Minnesota Valley | Granite Falls | Chippewa County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| West Fairbault | Faribault | Rice County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Eks Landfill | Burnsville | Dakota County | — | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |