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Northern States Power Co - Minnesota in Minnesota
Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants in Minnesota
27
Nameplate capacity
8,899.4 MW
Generating units
50
Share of state capacity
44.97%
By technology
| Technology | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Conventional Steam Coal | 2 | 2,302.4 MW |
| Nuclear | 2 | 1,871.2 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 1,792.7 MW |
| Onshore Wind Turbine | 12 | 1,518.6 MW |
| Solar Photovoltaic | 3 | 710 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2 | 642.8 MW |
| Municipal Solid Waste | 2 | 48 MW |
| Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 13.7 MW |
Plants
| Plant | Technology | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne County | Conventional Steam Coal | 2 | 1,704 MW |
| Prairie Island | Nuclear | 2 | 1,186.2 MW |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Nuclear | 1 | 685 MW |
| High Bridge | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 644 MW |
| Allen S King | Conventional Steam Coal | 1 | 598.4 MW |
| Riverside (MN) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 585.9 MW |
| Black Dog | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 562.8 MW |
| Blue Lake | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 5 | 362 MW |
| Inver Hills | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 6 | 280.8 MW |
| Sherco Solar III | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 250 MW |
| Sherco Solar II | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 237.1 MW |
| Sherco Solar I | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 222.9 MW |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 218 MW |
| Nobles Wind Project | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 201 MW |
| Pleasant Valley Wind Farm | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 200 MW |
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 200 MW |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 200 MW |
| Grand Meadow | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 100.5 MW |
| Lake Benton II | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 100.2 MW |
| Northern Wind | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 100 MW |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 98.9 MW |
| Jeffers Wind 20 LLC | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 50 MW |
| Community Wind North LLC | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 30 MW |
| Wilmarth | Municipal Solid Waste | 2 | 25 MW |
| Red Wing | Municipal Solid Waste | 2 | 23 MW |
| Rock Aetna Power Partners | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 20 MW |
| Hennepin Island | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5 | 13.7 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. "Share of state capacity" is this operator's nameplate capacity in Minnesota as a percentage of all in-state nameplate capacity.