Coal Power Plants in Minnesota
Minnesota has 19 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, 3 of them retired and 2 partly retired with no operable coal units according to EIA-860. Together they total 5.6 GW of nameplate capacity, 5.1 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is SHERCO (2,469 MW), operated by XCEL ENERGY.
19Plants
5.6 GWCombined capacity
All 19 coal plants in Minnesota
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERCO | 2,469 | XCEL ENERGY | 1976 |
| BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER | 1,073 | MINNESOTA POWER INC | 1973 |
| BLACK DOG | 602 | XCEL ENERGY | 1954 |
| ALLEN S KING | 598 | XCEL ENERGY | 1958 |
| TACONITE HARBOR ENERGY CENTER Retired 2023 | 252 | MINNESOTA POWER INC | · |
| SILVER BAY POWER | 132 | CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC | 1955 |
| HOOT LAKE Partly retired | 131 | OTTER TAIL POWER CO | 1914 |
| LASKIN ENERGY CENTER | 116 | MINNESOTA POWER INC | 1953 |
| SILVER LAKE Retired 2015 | 99 | ROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES | · |
| HIBBING | 36 | HIBBING PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM | 1965 |
| VIRGINIA Retired 2022 | 30 | CITY OF VIRGINIA | · |
| WILLMAR Partly retired | 30 | WILLMAR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES | 2009 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR EAST GRAND FORKS | 8 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO | 1990 |
| SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR | 8 | SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR | 1976 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CROOKSTON | 7 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO | 1954 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND MANKATO | 6 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO | 1987 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR MOORHEAD | 5 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO | 1948 |
| WAUSAU PAPER MILLS LLC | 3 | WAUSAU PAPER MILLS LLC | 1917 |
| SARTELL PAPER MILL | · | AIM DEVELOPMENT | 1985 |