15th largest plant in Minnesota · 1119th nationally
Inver Hills is a natural gas power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 284 MW. It generates roughly 78.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,446 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Inver Hills |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota |
| City | Inver Grove Heights |
| County | Dakota County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55077 |
| Coordinates | 44.78100, -93.04200 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 46.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Standby | 1997 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Standby | 1997 |
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 266 metric tons |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.