CANNON FALLS ENERGY CENTER

How CANNON FALLS ENERGY CENTER compares

With 408 MW of capacity, CANNON FALLS ENERGY CENTER ranks 13th among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 7th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.7% of Minnesota's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 372nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 80% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Goodhue County with 3 other operating plants, including PRAIRIE ISLAND and RED WING.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 347 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 408 MW). Net generation was 797 GWh in 2024 (a 26% capacity factor), about 5 times its 2022 output.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 2,157 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PRAIRIE ISLAND (1,186 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Cologix MIN1 in Minneapolis, about 34.3 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