Stearns County, Minnesota has 42 power plants totaling 192 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Oak Wind Farm | Sauk Centre | Wind | 78.0 MW | Black Oak Wind, Llc |
| Albany Solar | Albany | Solar | 10.0 MW | Enel Green Power Na, Inc. |
| Paynesville Solar | Paynesville | Solar | 10.0 MW | Enel Green Power Na, Inc. |
| St. Cloud Hydro | St Cloud | Hydroelectric | 8.6 MW | St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility |
| Melrose | Melrose | Oil | 8.2 MW | Melrose Public Utilities |
| Paynesville Community Solar | Paynesville | Solar | 5.0 MW | Paynesville Community Solar |
| Lahr 1, Llc | Wakefield Township | Solar | 5.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| St. Cloud Solar Csg | St. Cloud | Solar | 5.0 MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Richmond Csg | Richmond | Solar | 5.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Sartell Holdco Csg | Sartell | Solar | 5.0 MW | Sartell Holdco Llc |
| Held Solar Project | Waite Park | Solar | 5.0 MW | Dg Minnesota Csg, Llc |
| Gssp Schneider Llc | Waite Park | Solar | 5.0 MW | Green Street Power Partners |
| Michael Solar | Freeport | Solar | 4.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Wakesun Llc | Cold Spring | Solar | 3.0 MW | Sunshare Management |
| Orion Community Solar | St. Joseph | Solar | 3.0 MW | Orion Community Solar |
| B.r. Sartell Csg | Sartell | Solar | 3.0 MW | Minnesota Solar Csg 21, Llc |
| Gspp Held Llc Csg | St. Cloud | Solar | 3.0 MW | Green Street Power Partners |
| Pegasus Community Solar | Brooten | Solar | 2.0 MW | Pegasus Community Solar |
| Melrose 2 | Melrose | Oil | 1.0 MW | Melrose Public Utilities |
| Capricornus Community Solar Garden | Paynsville | Solar | 1.0 MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Canopus Community Solar | Belgrade | Solar | 1.0 MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Uss Brockway Solar Csg | Sartell | Solar | 1.0 MW | United States Solar Corporation |
| Gspp Imholte Csg | St. Cloud | Solar | 1.0 MW | Green Street Power Partners |
| Novel Brooten Solar Csg | Brooten | Solar | 1.0 MW | Rea Investments, Llc |
| Novel Reber Solar Csg | Albany | Solar | 1.0 MW | Rea Investments, Llc |
| Fastsun 3 Csg | Albany | Solar | 1.0 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Stearns Community Solar One Llc Csg | Albany | Solar | 1.0 MW | Madison Energy Holdings Llc |
| Uss Milkweed Solar Llc Csg | Paynesville | Solar | 1.0 MW | Standard Solar |
| Uss Midtown Solar Llc Csg | Melrose | Solar | 1.0 MW | Standard Solar |
| Schwinghamer Project Csg | Albany | Solar | 1.0 MW | Schwinghamer Community Solar Llc |
| Allium Community Solar Garden, Llc | Paynesville | Solar | 1.0 MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Bellflower Solar, Llc | Brooten | Solar | 1.0 MW | National Grid Renewables |
| Stearns Solar I | Albany | Solar | 1.0 MW | Stearns Solar I Llc |
| New Munich Solar | Melrose | Solar | 1.0 MW | New Munich Solar Llc |
| Paynesville Csg1, Llc | Paynesville | Solar | 1.0 MW | Nautilus Solar Solutions |
| Hertzberg Community (Csg) | Paynesville | Solar | 1.0 MW | Hertzberg Community Solar |
| Novel Froehle Solar Llc | Cold Spring | Solar | 1.0 MW | Novel Froehle Solar Hq Llc |
| Oster Sun Csg | Albany | Solar | 1.0 MW | Sunshare Management |
| Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 10 | Greenwald | Solar | 1.0 MW | Pivot Energy |
| Mn East Regal Llc (Csg) | Paynesville | Solar | 1.0 MW | United States Solar Corporation |
| Dsi Julie Solar | Cold Spring | Solar | 1.0 MW | Dsi Julie Solar Llc |
| Bauer Solar Csg | Cold Spring | Solar | 0.9 MW | Bauer Community Solar Llc |
Stearns County, Minnesota has 42 power plants totaling 192 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the dominant fuel source at 50% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (41%) and Oil (5%). The largest facility is Black Oak Wind Farm at 78 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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