ALLEN S KING

How ALLEN S KING compares

With 598 MW of capacity, ALLEN S KING ranks 7th among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 4th of the 14 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 12% of Minnesota's operating Coal capacity and 3.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 149th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1958, it is older than 78% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, XCEL ENERGY, runs 14 operating plants in Minnesota totaling 7,978 MW. It shares Washington County with one other operating plant, LSP-COTTAGE GROVE LP.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 598 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 544 GWh in 2024 (a 10% capacity factor), down 54% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, under 0.1 miles away. Another 17 operating power plants totaling 1,964 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HIGH BRIDGE (644 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Cologix MIN1 in Minneapolis, about 23.7 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology