CAMBRIDGE STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 194 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Isanti County
- Operator
- GREAT RIVER ENERGY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1978
- EIA plant ID
- 2038
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 35.7 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 2.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.6006, -93.2069
CAMBRIDGE STATION, a 194 MW Natural Gas power plant in Isanti County, Minnesota. Operated by GREAT RIVER ENERGY, commissioned 1978.
How CAMBRIDGE STATION compares
With 194 MW of capacity, CAMBRIDGE STATION ranks 23rd among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 11th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.6% of Minnesota's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 543rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1978, it is older than 66% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GREAT RIVER ENERGY, runs 8 operating plants in Minnesota totaling 1,550 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 194 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 35.7 GWh in 2024 (a 2.1% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1978 and 2007.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 8.8 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 64 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROCK LAKE CT (25 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Implex Minneapolis in Minneapolis, about 41.6 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
Weather peril exposure
CAMBRIDGE STATION is a 194 MW natural gas power plant in Isanti County, MN, operated by GREAT RIVER ENERGY, commissioned in 1978. Isanti County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.7 of 5 at the 69th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Isanti County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 33.2 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 16.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Isanti County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Isanti County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.