MN · State grid profile
Minnesota power grid
Minnesota's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Wind. Its 807 plants represent 19,766 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 1,260 MW of proposed capacity.
Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Coverage quality
What is complete here?
Generation portfolio
Minnesota capacity by fuel
Oil & gas36.7%7,247 MW
Wind25.2%4,972 MW
Coal17.1%3,383 MW
Nuclear9.5%1,871 MW
Solar8.4%1,653 MW
Biomass2%386 MW
Hydro1.1%221 MW
Storage0.1%21 MW
Industrial & other0.1%12 MW
Facility intelligence
Largest Minnesota power plants
| Plant | Primary fuel | Location | Utility | Operating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne CountyPlant 6090 | Coal | Becker, MNSherburne County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 1,704 MW |
| Prairie IslandPlant 1925 | Nuclear | Welch, MNGoodhue County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 1,186 MW |
| Clay BoswellPlant 1893 | Coal | Cohasset, MNItasca County | ALLETE, Inc. | 923 MW |
| Mankato Energy CenterPlant 56104 | Oil & gas | Mankato, MNBlue Earth County | MEC Holdings, LLC | 741 MW |
| Monticello Nuclear FacilityPlant 1922 | Nuclear | Monticello, MNWright County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 685 MW |
| High BridgePlant 1912 | Oil & gas | St. Paul, MNRamsey County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 644 MW |
| Allen S KingPlant 1915 | Coal | Oak Park Heights, MNWashington County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 598 MW |
| Riverside (MN)Plant 1927 | Oil & gas | Minneapolis, MNHennepin County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 586 MW |
| Black DogPlant 1904 | Oil & gas | Burnsville, MNDakota County | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 563 MW |
| Lakefield JunctionPlant 7925 | Oil & gas | Trimont, MNMartin County | Great River Energy | 538 MW |
Methodology
Transparent by design
State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.