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Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Electric power plant operator — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
52
Total nameplate capacity
10,950 MW
States
5
Generators
128
Capacity by technology
Onshore Wind Turbine · 16 plants2,373.2 MW
Conventional Steam Coal · 2 plants2,302.4 MW
Nuclear · 2 plants1,871.2 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · 3 plants1,792.7 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · 4 plants1,346.6 MW
Solar Photovoltaic · 3 plants710 MW
Conventional Hydroelectric · 18 plants270.7 MW
Petroleum Liquids · 1 plant188 MW
Municipal Solid Waste · 2 plants48 MW
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass · 1 plant47.2 MW
| Plant | State | Technology | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne County | MN | Conventional Steam Coal | 1,704 MW |
| Prairie Island | MN | Nuclear | 1,186.2 MW |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | MN | Nuclear | 685 MW |
| High Bridge | MN | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 644 MW |
| Allen S King | MN | Conventional Steam Coal | 598.4 MW |
| Riverside (MN) | MN | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 585.9 MW |
| Black Dog | MN | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 562.8 MW |
| Angus Anson | SD | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 405.7 MW |
| Blue Lake | MN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 362 MW |
| Dakota Range Wind | SD | Onshore Wind Turbine | 304 MW |
| Wheaton | WI | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 298.1 MW |
| Inver Hills | MN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 280.8 MW |
| Sherco Solar III | MN | Solar Photovoltaic | 250 MW |
| Sherco Solar II | MN | Solar Photovoltaic | 237.1 MW |
| Sherco Solar I | MN | Solar Photovoltaic | 222.9 MW |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 218 MW |
| Nobles Wind Project | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 201 MW |
| Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center | SD | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200.6 MW |
| Courtenay Wind Farm | ND | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200 MW |
| Pleasant Valley Wind Farm | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200 MW |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200 MW |
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200 MW |
| French Island | WI | Petroleum Liquids | 188 MW |
| Border Winds Wind Farm | ND | Onshore Wind Turbine | 150 MW |
| Grand Meadow | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 100.5 MW |
| Lake Benton II | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 100.2 MW |
| Northern Wind | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 100 MW |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 98.9 MW |
| Jim Falls | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 59.8 MW |
| Jeffers Wind 20 LLC | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 50 MW |
| Bay Front | WI | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 47.2 MW |
| Wissota | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 39.4 MW |
| Cornell | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 35.3 MW |
| Holcombe | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 33.9 MW |
| Community Wind North LLC | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 30 MW |
| Wilmarth | MN | Municipal Solid Waste | 25 MW |
| St Croix Falls | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 23.2 MW |
| Red Wing | MN | Municipal Solid Waste | 23 MW |
| Chippewa Falls | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 21.6 MW |
| Rock Aetna Power Partners | MN | Onshore Wind Turbine | 20 MW |
| Hennepin Island | MN | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13.7 MW |
| Dells | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12.3 MW |
| Big Falls | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.7 MW |
| Cedar Falls (WI) | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6 MW |
| Menomonie | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.4 MW |
| Ladysmith Dam | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.4 MW |
| Apple River | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.4 MW |
| Saxon Falls | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW |
| Thornapple | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW |
| Superior Falls | MI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW |
| Trego | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW |
| White River (WI) | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators, aggregated to plant then to operator.