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Natural gas power plants in Minnesota

47 natural gas power plants in Minnesota, totaling 7.8 GW of nameplate capacity. Source: EIA.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned pipeline — new additions by fuel type

Largest next additions — planned & under construction

Lyon County Generating Station
Natural gas · Minnesota · Under construction · exp. 2028
420 MW
Franklin Heating Station
Natural gas · Rochester, Minnesota · Under construction · exp. 2027
66 MW

All natural gas plants in Minnesota

High Bridge
Natural gas · St. Paul, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2008
921 MW
Black Dog
Natural gas · Burnsville, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1954
921 MW
Mankato Energy Center
Natural gas · Mankato, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2006
741 MW
Blue Lake
Natural gas · Shakopee, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2005
589 MW
Lakefield Junction
Natural gas · Trimont, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2001
538 MW
Pleasant Valley (MN)
Natural gas · Dexter, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2001
468 MW
Lyon County Generating Station
Natural gas · Minnesota · Under construction · exp. 2028
420 MW
Cannon Falls Energy Center
Natural gas · Cannon Falls, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2008
347 MW
Faribault Energy Park
Natural gas · Faribault, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2005
335 MW
Inver Hills
Natural gas · Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1972
284 MW
LSP-Cottage Grove LP
Natural gas · Cottage Grove, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1997
284 MW
Elk River
Natural gas · Elk River, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2009
239 MW
Cambridge CT Hybrid
Natural gas · Cambridge, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1978
196 MW
Fox Lake
Natural gas · Sherburn, Minnesota · Retired
133 MW
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC
Natural gas · Rosemount, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2019
118 MW
Syl Laskin
Natural gas · Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1953
116 MW
Hutchinson Plant #2
Natural gas · Hutchinson, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1994
91 MW
Cascade Creek
Natural gas · Rochester, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1975
85 MW
Key City
Natural gas · Mankato, Minnesota · Retired
72 MW
Granite City
Natural gas · St. Cloud, Minnesota · Retired
72 MW
Franklin Heating Station
Natural gas · Rochester, Minnesota · Under construction · exp. 2027
66 MW
Hutchinson Plant #1
Natural gas · Hutchinson, Minnesota · Retired · 2013
64 MW
Fairmont (MN)
Natural gas · Fairmont, Minnesota · Retired · 1975
62 MW
Solway CT
Natural gas · Solway, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2003
51 MW
Minnesota River
Natural gas · Chaska, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2001
49 MW
Shakopee Energy Park
Natural gas · Shakopee, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2017
47 MW
Westside Energy Station
Natural gas · Rochester, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2018
47 MW
Minnesota Valley
Natural gas · Granite Falls, Minnesota · Retired
46 MW
Owatonna
Natural gas · Owatonna, Minnesota · Retired · 1982
45 MW
Owatonna Energy Station
Natural gas · Owatonna, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2018
39 MW
Hibbing
Natural gas · Hibbing, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1965
36 MW
Willmar
Natural gas · Willmar, Minnesota · Retired
34 MW
Austin Downtown
Natural gas · Minnesota · Retired
34 MW
West Fairbault
Natural gas · Faribault, Minnesota · Retired
32 MW
Austin Northeast
Natural gas · Minnesota · Retired
32 MW
Virginia
Natural gas · Minnesota · Retired
30 MW
Rapids Energy Center
Natural gas · Grand Rapids, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1943
28 MW
Univ Minnesota CHP Plant
Natural gas · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Operating · COD 2017
21 MW
Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant
Natural gas · Rochester, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1971
19 MW
New Prague
Natural gas · New Prague, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1944
18 MW
Moose Lake
Natural gas · Moose Lake, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1973
13 MW
Springfield (MN)
Natural gas · Springfield, Minnesota · Retired · 1994
13 MW
Southeast Steam Plant
Natural gas · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1998
13 MW
Wells IC
Natural gas · Wells, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1953
10 MW
Redwood Falls
Natural gas · Redwood Falls, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1970
9 MW
Archer Daniels Midland Mankato
Natural gas · Mankato, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1987
6 MW
Preston (MN)
Natural gas · Preston, Minnesota · Operating · COD 1949
4 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)