HIGH BRIDGE

How HIGH BRIDGE compares

With 644 MW of capacity, HIGH BRIDGE ranks 5th among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and is the largest of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 12% of Minnesota's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 234th-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. Its operator, XCEL ENERGY, runs 14 operating plants in Minnesota totaling 7,978 MW. It shares Ramsey County with 3 other operating plants, including ST PAUL COGENERATION and TWIN CITIES HYDRO.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 644 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,043 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), up 66% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, under 0.1 miles away. Another 21 operating power plants totaling 3,152 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BLACK DOG (602 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Cologix MIN1 in Minneapolis, about 7.5 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