Coal Power Plants in Minnesota

Minnesota has 19 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, totaling 5.6 GW of nameplate capacity. The largest is SHERCO (2,469 MW), operated by XCEL ENERGY.

19Plants
5.6 GWCombined capacity

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All 19 coal plants in Minnesota

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
SHERCO2,469XCEL ENERGY1976
BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER1,073MINNESOTA POWER INC1973
BLACK DOG602XCEL ENERGY1954
ALLEN S KING598XCEL ENERGY1958
TACONITE HARBOR ENERGY CENTER252MINNESOTA POWER INC·
SILVER BAY POWER132CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC1955
HOOT LAKE131OTTER TAIL POWER CO1914
LASKIN ENERGY CENTER116MINNESOTA POWER INC1953
SILVER LAKE99ROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES·
HIBBING36HIBBING PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM1965
VIRGINIA30CITY OF VIRGINIA·
WILLMAR30WILLMAR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES2009
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR EAST GRAND FORKS8AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO1990
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR8SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR1976
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CROOKSTON7AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO1954
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND MANKATO6ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO1987
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR MOORHEAD5AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO1948
WAUSAU PAPER MILLS LLC3WAUSAU PAPER MILLS LLC1917
SARTELL PAPER MILL·AIM DEVELOPMENT1985