Prairie Island
Welch, Minnesota
- Capacity
- 1,186 MW
- Status
- Operating
- Fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- City
- Welch
- County
- Goodhue County
- State
- Minnesota
- Operational date
- February 1974
- Balancing authority
- MISO
Prairie Island is a 1,186 MW nuclear power plant in Welch, Minnesota. Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, it has been operating since 1974. The facility is located in Goodhue County, within the MISO balancing authority.
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)