Power Plants in Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County, Minnesota has 11 power plants totaling 696 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants11operating sites
Capacity695 MWnameplate
Generation2.9M MWhannual
CO₂1.4Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 89%Biomass 6%Hydroelectric 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Riverside (Mn)MinneapolisNatural Gas586 MWNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota
Covanta Hennepin EnergyMinneapolisBiomass39.5 MWCovanta Energy Co
Univ Minnesota Chp PlantMinneapolisNatural Gas21.0 MWUniversity Of Minnesota Central Utilities
Hennepin IslandMinneapolisHydroelectric13.7 MWNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota
Southeast Steam PlantMinneapolisNatural Gas13.0 MWUniversity Of Minnesota Central Utilities
Saf Hydroelectric LlcMinneapolisHydroelectric9.6 MWSaf Hydroelectric Llc
B.r. Corcoran CsgCorcoranSolar5.0 MWMinnesota Solar Csg 19, Llc
Corcoran CsgCorcoranSolar5.0 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue ParkingSt. PaulSolar3.2 MWMetropolitan Airports Commission
Alliant TechsystemsMinnetonkaOil— MWNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota
United Health CareGolden ValleyOil— MWNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota

About power generation in Hennepin County

Hennepin County, Minnesota has 11 power plants totaling 696 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 89% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (6%) and Hydroelectric (3%). The largest facility is Riverside (Mn) at 585 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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