List of power stations in Minnesota

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Minnesota, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Minnesota had a total summer capacity of 17,842 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 57,276 GWh. In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 26.5% natural gas, 25.6% wind, 20.3% nuclear, 19.6% coal, 4.1% solar, 2.1% biomass, 1.3% hydroelectric, and 0.5% other.
Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 401 GWh to Minnesota's electrical grid in 2024. This was about one-sixth the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants. Independent power producers accounted for more than one-fifth of all generation, especially by harnessing wind in the state's southwestern region. Minnesotans have recently consumed more electricity each year than has been produced in-state.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Coal

Minnesota Power intends to transition the 468-megawatt Boswell Unit 4 off coal, which could mean a switch to natural gas, biomass or other sources.
Minnesota Power lists the M L Hibbard plant as operating with a mix of bio-mass and coal.

Renewable power stations

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.

Wind

Name	Location	Capacity	Number of generating units	Owner	Ref	Year opened
Blazing Star Wind Farm	Lincoln County, Minnesota	200	100	Xcel Energy		2019
Fenton Wind Farm	Chandler, Minnesota	205.5	137	EDF Renewables		2007
Freeborn Wind Farm	Freeborn County, Minnesota	200	100	Xcel Energy		2019
Grand Meadow Wind Farm	Dexter, Minnesota	100.5	67	Xcel Energy		2008
Lake Benton Wind Farm	Lincoln County, Minnesota Pipestone County, Minnesota	207.4	276	NextEra Energy Xcel Energy		1998/1999
Nobles Wind Farm	Reading, Minnesota	200	134	Xcel Energy		2010
Odell Wind Farm	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	200	100	Algonquin Power		2016
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm	Dexter, Minnesota	200	100	Xcel Energy		2015
Prairie Rose Wind Farm	Rock County, Minnesota	200	119	Enel Green Power		2012
Red Pine Wind Project	Lincoln County, Minnesota	200	100	EDF Renewables		2017
Stoneray Power	Pipestone County, Minnesota	100	39	EDF Renewables		2019
Trimont Area Wind Farm	Martin County, Minnesota	100	67	Avangrid		2005
Uilk Wind Farm Power	Pipestone County, Minnesota	4.5	3	Uilk Holdings		2019

Solar

Name	Location	Capacity	Owner	Ref	Year opened
Aurora Solar Project	Albany, Minnesota	150	Enel Greenpower		2017
Marshall Solar Project	Marshall, Minnesota	62.3	NextEra Energy		2017
North Star Solar Project	North Branch, Minnesota	100	NextEra Energy		2016

Hydroelectric

Name	Location	Capacity	Number of generating units	Owner	Ref	Year opened
Blanchard Dam	Morrison County, Minnesota	18	3	Minnesota Power		1925
Ford Dam	Saint Paul, Minnesota	18	4	Brookfield Renewable Partners		1924
International Falls Hydro	International Falls, Minnesota	14.2	7	Boise Cascade		1924/1946
Lake Zumbro Hydroelectric Generating Plant	Wabasha County, Minnesota	2.3	2	Rochester Public Utilities		1919
Little Falls Dam	Little Falls, Minnesota	2.4	4	Minnesota Power		1921
St. Cloud Dam	St. Cloud, Minnesota	8.9	2	City Owned		1970
Sartell Dam	Sartell, Minnesota	9.5	11	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy		1907
Thomson Hydro	Thomson, Minnesota	72	6	Minnesota Power		1907/1914/ 1919/1949

Biomass

Name	Location	Capacity	Number of generating units	Fuel type	Owner	Ref	Year opened
Boise Cascade	International Falls, Minnesota	40	1	wood/ wood waste	Boise Cascade		2015
Cloquet Mill	Cloquet, Minnesota	89	3	wood/ wood waste	Sappi		1976/1997/2001
M L Hibbard	Duluth, Minnesota	48	2	wood/ wood waste/ coal	Minnesota Power		1949/1951
St. Paul CoGen	St. Paul, Minnesota	33	1	wood/ wood waste	District Energy		2003

Refuse">Refuse derived fuel">Refuse

Name	Location	Capacity	Number of generating units	Owner	Ref	Year opened
Hennepin Energy Recovery Center	Minneapolis, Minnesota	33	2	Covanta Hennepin Energy		1989
Hometown BioEnergy	Le Sueur County, Minnesota	8	1	MMPA		2014
Koda Biomass Plant	Shakopee, Minnesota	20	1	Koda Energy		2009
Olmsted Waste Energy	Rochester, Minnesota	8	3	District Energy		1987/2010
Red Wing Plant	Red Wing, Minnesota	18	2	Xcel Energy		1949
Wilmarth Plant	Mankato, Minnesota	18	2	Xcel Energy		1948/1951