LAKEFIELD JUNCTION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 538 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Martin County
- Operator
- GREAT RIVER ENERGY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 7925
- Generators
- 7
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 63.9 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.7985, -94.8411
LAKEFIELD JUNCTION, a 538 MW Natural Gas power plant in Martin County, Minnesota. Operated by GREAT RIVER ENERGY, commissioned 2001.
How LAKEFIELD JUNCTION compares
With 538 MW of capacity, LAKEFIELD JUNCTION ranks 10th among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 4th of the 26 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 10% of Minnesota's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 307th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 48% 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. It shares Martin County with 7 other operating plants, including ELM CREEK WIND II and TRIMONT AREA WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 538 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 63.9 GWh in 2024 (a 1.4% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 2001 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 14 operating power plants totaling 651 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LAKEFIELD WIND PROJECT (206 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LAKEFIELD JUNCTION is a 538 MW natural gas power plant in Martin County, MN, operated by GREAT RIVER ENERGY, commissioned in 2001. Martin County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Martin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 21.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 38.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Martin 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 Martin 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.