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Natural Gas Power Plants in Minnesota

Minnesota has 31 natural gas power plants in the Bywatts database, 5 of them retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 5.6 GW of nameplate capacity, 5.3 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is HIGH BRIDGE (644 MW), operated by XCEL ENERGY.

31Plants
5.6 GWCombined capacity

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All 31 natural gas plants in Minnesota

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
HIGH BRIDGE644XCEL ENERGY2008
RIVERSIDE586XCEL ENERGY1987
BLUE LAKE559XCEL ENERGY1974
LAKEFIELD JUNCTION538GREAT RIVER ENERGY2001
MANKATO ENERGY CENTER530CALPINE CENTRAL LP2006
PLEASANT VALLEY468GREAT RIVER ENERGY2001
CANNON FALLS ENERGY CENTER408INVENERGY SERVICES LLC2008
FARIBAULT ENERGY PARK335MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGNY2005
INVER HILLS286XCEL ENERGY1972
LSP-COTTAGE GROVE LP284COTTAGE GROVE OPERATING SERVICES LLC1997
CAMBRIDGE STATION194GREAT RIVER ENERGY1978
FOX LAKE Retired 201793ALLIANT ENERGY·
HUTCHINSON PLANT #291HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMM1994
CASCADE CREEK85ROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES1975
NEW ULM79NEW ULM PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM1957
GRANITE CITY Retired 201972XCEL ENERGY·
KEY CITY Retired 201572XCEL ENERGY·
SOLWAY COMBUSTION TURBINE51OTTER TAIL POWER CO2003
MINNESOTA RIVER49MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGNY2001
AUSTIN DOWNTOWN Retired 201334CITY OF AUSTIN - (MN)·
FRANKLIN HEATING STATION33FRANKLIN HEATING STATION1951
AUSTIN NORTHEAST Retired 201632CITY OF AUSTIN - (MN)·
HUTCHINSON PLANT #127HUTCHINSON UTILITIES COMM2013
OWATONNA19CITY OF OWATONNA1982
NEW PRAGUE17NEW PRAGUE UTILITIES COMM1944
SAINT MARYS HOSPITAL POWER PLANT15ST MARY'S HOSPITAL1971
FAIRMONT13SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY1975
ALEXANDRIA9CITY OF ALEXANDRIA- (MN)1948
WELLS8CITY OF WELLS1953
JANESVILLE5CITY OF JANESVILLE - (MN)1955
TWO HARBORS·CITY OF TWO HARBORS- (MN)·