🛢 Oil Power Plants in Minnesota
Minnesota operates 62 oil power plants totaling 613 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 6.0k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants62operating
Capacity613 MWnameplate
Generation6.0k MWhannual
All Minnesota oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm | New Ulm | Brown County | 79 MW | New Ulm Public Utilities Comm |
| St Bonifacius | St. Bonifacius | Carver County | 61 MW | Great River Energy |
| Glencoe | Glencoe | Mcleod County | 40 MW | Glencoe Light & Power Comm |
| Maple Lake | Maple Lake | Wright County | 25 MW | Great River Energy |
| Rock Lake Ct | Pine City | Pine County | 25 MW | Great River Energy |
| Litchfield | Litchfield | Meeker County | 22 MW | Litchfield Public Utilities |
| Marshall (Mn) | Marshall | Lyon County | 18 MW | City Of Marshall - (Mn) |
| Delano | Delano | Wright County | 15 MW | Delano Municipal Utilities |
| Thomson Reuters Campus Bldg A-D | Eagan | Dakota County | 14 MW | Thomson Corp |
| Mora | Mora | Kanabec County | 14 MW | City Of Mora - (Mn) |
| Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes | Becker County | 13 MW | City Of Detroit Lakes - (Mn) |
| Princeton (Mn) | Princeton | Mille Lacs County | 12 MW | Princeton Public Utils Comm |
| St James | St James | Watonwan County | 12 MW | City Of St James - (Mn) |
| Madelia | City Of Madelia | Watonwan County | 12 MW | City Of Madelia - (Mn) |
| Centennial Generating Station | Moorhead | Clay County | 12 MW | City Of Moorhead - (Mn) |
| Sleepy Eye | Sleepy Eye | Brown County | 11 MW | Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm |
| Blue Earth | Blue Earth | Faribault County | 11 MW | Blue Earth Light & Water |
| North Branch (Mn) | North Branch | Chisago County | 11 MW | North Branch Water & Light Comm |
| Moose Lake | Moose Lake | Carlton County | 10 MW | Moose Lake Water & Light Comm |
| Luverne | Luverne | Rock County | 10 MW | City Of Luverne - (Mn) |
| Alexandria | Alexandria | Douglas County | 9 MW | City Of Alexandria - (Mn) |
| Benson City Of | Benson | Swift County | 9 MW | City Of Benson - (Mn) |
| Elk River City Of | Elk River | Sherburne County | 9 MW | City Of Elk River |
| Springfield (Mn) | Springfield | Brown County | 9 MW | Springfield Public Utils Comm - (Mn) |
| St. Charles Power Plant | St. Charles | Winona County | 9 MW | City Of St Charles - (Mn) |
| Blooming Prairie | Blooming Prairie | Steele County | 9 MW | City Of Blooming Prairie - (Mn) |
| Melrose | Melrose | Stearns County | 8 MW | Melrose Public Utilities |
| West Group Data Center | Eagan | Dakota County | 8 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| West Group Data Center F | Eagan | Dakota County | 8 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H | Eagan | Dakota County | 8 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| 4710 Hosting | Rochester | Olmsted County | 8 MW | Epic Hosting, Llc |
| Spring Valley | Spring Valley | Fillmore County | 7 MW | Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm |
| Grand Marais | Grand Marais | Cook County | 7 MW | City Of Grand Marais - (Mn) |
| South Generation | Redwood Falls | Redwood County | 7 MW | Redwood Falls Public Util Comm |
| Truman | Truman | Martin County | 6 MW | City Of Truman |
| Granite Falls 2 | Granite Falls | Yellow Medicine County | 6 MW | City Of Granite Falls - (Mn) |
| Willmar Municipal East Substation | Willmar | Kandiyohi County | 6 MW | Willmar Municipal Utilities |
| Willmar Municipal Sw Substation | Willmar | Kandiyohi County | 6 MW | Willmar Municipal Utilities |
| Lake Crystal | Lake Crystal | Blue Earth County | 6 MW | City Of Lake Crystal - (Mn) |
| Kenyon Municipal | Kenyon | Goodhue County | 5 MW | Kenyon Municipal Utilities |
| Windom | Windom | Cottonwood County | 5 MW | City Of Windom |
| Janesville | Janesville | Waseca County | 5 MW | City Of Janesville - (Mn) |
| St. Olaf Standby Generators | Northfield | Rice County | 4 MW | St. Olaf College |
| Halstad | Halstad | Norman County | 4 MW | City Of Halstad - (Mn) |
| Ibm West | Rochester | Olmsted County | 4 MW | Rochester Public Utilities |
| Lakefield Utilities | Lakefield | Jackson County | 3 MW | City Of Lakefield - (Mn) |
| Lanesboro | Lanesboro | Fillmore County | 3 MW | Lanesboro Public Utility Comm |
| Westbrook | Westbrook | Cottonwood County | 2 MW | City Of Westbrook |
| Adrian | Adrian | Nobles County | 2 MW | Adrian Public Utilities Comm |
| Fairfax | Fairfax | Renville County | 2 MW | City Of Fairfax - (Mn) |
| Mndot Standby Generation | St. Paul | Ramsey County | 2 MW | State Of Minnesota Department Of Administration |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg Es101 | Eagan | Dakota County | 1 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Stevens Community Medical Center | Morris | Stevens County | 1 MW | Stevens Community Medical Center |
| Melrose 2 | Melrose | Stearns County | 1 MW | Melrose Public Utilities |
| Hills | Hills | Rock County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |
| Moorhead | Moorhead | Clay County | — | City Of Moorhead - (Mn) |
| Alliant Techsystems | Minnetonka | Hennepin County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| United Health Care | Golden Valley | Hennepin County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| United Hospital | St. Paul | Ramsey County | — | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Fergus Control Ctr | Fergus Falls | Otter Tail County | — | Otter Tail Power Co |
| Co Rd 33 | Marshall | Lyon County | — | City Of Marshall - (Mn) |
| Montgomery | Montgomery | Le Sueur County | — | Interstate Power And Light Co |