Dakota County, Minnesota has 36 power plants totaling 1,075 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dog | Burnsville | Natural Gas | 563 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Inver Hills | Inver Grove Heights | Natural Gas | 284 MW | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, Llc | Rosemount | Natural Gas | 118 MW | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, Llc |
| Thomson Reuters Campus Bldg A-D | Eagan | Oil | 14.0 MW | Thomson Corp |
| West Group Data Center | Eagan | Oil | 8.0 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| West Group Data Center F | Eagan | Oil | 8.0 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H | Eagan | Oil | 8.0 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Empire Solar | Farmington | Solar | 5.0 MW | Cypress Creek Renewables |
| Ursa Community Solar | Farmington | Solar | 5.0 MW | Ursa Community Solar |
| Rosemount Community Solar | Rosemount | Solar | 5.0 MW | Rosemount Community Solar |
| Northfield Community Solar | Northfield | Solar | 5.0 MW | Northfield Community Solar |
| Farmington Holdco Solar | Farmington | Solar | 5.0 MW | Farmington Holdco Llc |
| Equuleus Community Solar Gardens | Rosemount | Solar | 5.0 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Sune Feely 1 Csg, Llc | Farmington | Solar | 5.0 MW | Ecoplexus, Inc |
| Randolph Csg Pv1-5 | Randolph | Solar | 5.0 MW | Ecoplexus, Inc |
| Felton Csg Pv1-5 | Randolph | Solar | 5.0 MW | Ecoplexus, Inc |
| Hastings Solar | Hastings | Solar | 4.5 MW | Enel Green Power Na, Inc. |
| Hastings City Hydroelectric | Hastings | Hydroelectric | 4.4 MW | Hastings Lock & Dam |
| Vermillion River_mn_gre Dea-Gm | Farmington | Solar | 3.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station | Rosemount | Wind | 2.5 MW | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota |
| Hampton Mn Gre | Hampton Township | Solar | 2.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg Es101 | Eagan | Oil | 1.2 MW | Ryan Companies Us, Inc. |
| Gre Marshan Solar | Hastings | Solar | 1.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Fastsun 2 Csg | Randolph Township | Solar | 1.0 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Msc-Empire01, Llc | Farmington | Solar | 1.0 MW | Msc-Empire01, Llc |
| Fastsun 19 Csg | Farmington | Solar | 1.0 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Dakota Community Solar One Llc Csg | Farmington | Solar | 1.0 MW | Madison Energy Holdings Llc |
| Stag St. Paul Project Csg | Saint Paul | Solar | 1.0 MW | Stag St. Paul Community Solar Llc |
| Hyacinth Solar, Llc | Northfield | Solar | 1.0 MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Chub Garden Solar | Northfield | Solar | 1.0 MW | Chub Garden Llc |
| Lyman Garden | Northfield | Solar | 1.0 MW | Excelsior Energy Capital |
| Byllesby | Cannon Falls | Hydroelectric | — MW | Dakota County, Mn |
| Eks Landfill | Burnsville | Natural Gas | — MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Dakota Solar | Dakota | Solar | — MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Gladiolus Solar, Llc | Rosemount | Solar | — MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Mn Csg 2019-77 | Northfield | Solar | — MW | Mn Csg 2019-77 Llc |
Dakota County, Minnesota has 36 power plants totaling 1,075 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 90% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (6%) and Oil (4%). The largest facility is Black Dog at 562 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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