Power plants in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
20 operating power plants in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, with 819 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Largest power plants in Blue Earth County
| # | Plant | MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mankato Energy CenterNatural gas | 741 | 2,504 | 38.6% |
| 2 | WilmarthMunicipal solid waste | 25 | 98.2 | 44.9% |
| 3 | POET Biorefining Lake CrystalOil | 7.0 | 6.3 | 10.2% |
| 4 | Archer Daniels Midland MankatoNatural gas | 6.1 | 28.5 | 53.3% |
| 5 | Lake CrystalOil | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Eastwood SolarSolar | 5.5 | 10.7 | 22.3% |
| 7 | Corvus Community SolarSolar | 5.0 | 8.2 | 18.7% |
| 8 | Koppelman Sun CSGSolar | 5.0 | 9.5 | 21.6% |
| 9 | Novel - OYA of Mapleton CSGSolar | 3.5 | 6.4 | 21.0% |
| 10 | Mapleton Community SolarSolar | 3.0 | 5.2 | 19.7% |
| 11 | CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Eleven, LLCSolar | 3.0 | 4.6 | 17.6% |
| 12 | School Sisters CSGSolar | 1.0 | 1.7 | 19.9% |
| 13 | FastSun 14 CSGSolar | 1.0 | 1.9 | 22.2% |
| 14 | Primrose Solar, LLCSolar | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22.7% |
| 15 | Schull CSGSolar | 1.0 | 2.3 | 25.8% |
| 16 | MN CSG 2019-16 LLCSolar | 1.0 | 2.0 | 23.3% |
| 17 | USS Peach Solar LLCSolar | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22.3% |
| 18 | SolarClub 35 LLCSolar | 1.0 | 2.2 | 25.4% |
| 19 | USS Jayhawk Solar LLC (CSG)Solar | 1.0 | 2.0 | 23.3% |
| 20 | USS Maverick Solar LLC (CSG)Solar | 1.0 | 1.2 | 13.4% |
MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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