Power Plants in Faribault County, Minnesota

Faribault County, Minnesota has 6 power plants totaling 60 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity60 MWnameplate
Generation78.8k MWhannual
CO₂101metric tons/year
Wind 64%Oil 18%Natural Gas 15%Solar 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Big BlueBlue EarthWind36.0 MWBig Blue Wind Farm Llc (Mn)
Blue EarthBlue EarthOil11.0 MWBlue Earth Light & Water
Wells IcWellsNatural Gas9.0 MWCity Of Wells - (Mn)
Cf Novel Solar Csg Gardens Two, LlcMinnesota LakeSolar1.8 MWCypress Creek Renewables
Blue Breezes LlcBlue EarthWind1.3 MWMidwest Power Partners Llc
Blue Breezes Ii LlcBlue EarthWind1.3 MWMidwest Power Partners Llc

About power generation in Faribault County

Faribault County, Minnesota has 6 power plants totaling 60 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 64% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (18%) and Natural Gas (15%). The largest facility is Big Blue at 36 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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