Power plants in Dakota County, Minnesota

28 operating power plants in Dakota County, Minnesota, with 1,038 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Nameplate capacity

1,038 MW

Net generation, 2025

610 GWh

27 of 28 plants reported

Largest

Black Dog

563 MW

Largest power plants in Dakota County

#	Plant	MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Black DogNatural gas	563	–	–	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
2	Inver HillsNatural gas	281	130	5.2%	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
3	Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLCNatural gas and solar	118	362	34.9%	Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC
4	Empire SolarSolar	5.0	6.5	14.8%	Cypress Creek Renewables
5	Ursa Community SolarSolar	5.0	8.0	18.3%	Ursa Community Solar
6	Rosemount Community SolarSolar	5.0	8.3	19.0%	Rosemount Community Solar
7	Northfield Community SolarSolar	5.0	8.4	19.2%	Northfield Community Solar
8	Farmington Holdco SolarSolar	5.0	7.8	17.7%	Farmington Holdco LLC
9	Equuleus Community Solar GardensSolar	5.0	7.9	18.0%	MN8 Energy LLC
10	SunE Feely 1 CSG, LLCSolar	5.0	8.2	18.7%	Ecoplexus, Inc
11	Randolph CSG PV1-5Solar	5.0	7.9	18.1%	Ecoplexus, Inc
12	Felton CSG PV1-5Solar	5.0	7.4	17.0%	Ecoplexus, Inc
13	Hastings SolarSolar	4.5	8.3	21.1%	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
14	ByllesbyHydro	4.4	0.0	–	Dakota County, MN
15	Hastings City HydroelectricHydro	4.4	13.9	36.1%	Hastings Lock & Dam
16	Vermillion River_MN_GRE DEA-GMSolar	3.0	4.9	18.7%	SoCore Energy LLC
17	Eolos Wind Energy Research Field StationWind	2.5	2.0	8.9%	Regents of the University of Minnesota
18	Hampton MN GRESolar	2.0	3.0	17.4%	SoCore Energy LLC
19	GRE Marshan SolarSolar	1.0	1.5	16.7%	SoCore Energy LLC
20	FastSun 2 CSGSolar	1.0	1.8	20.1%	Altus Power America Management, LLC
21	MSC-Empire01, LLCSolar	1.0	2.0	22.6%	MSC-Empire01, LLC
22	FastSun 19 CSGSolar	1.0	1.7	19.7%	Altus Power America Management, LLC
23	Dakota Community Solar One LLC CSGSolar	1.0	1.3	15.0%	Madison Energy Holdings LLC
24	STAG St. Paul Project CSGSolar	1.0	1.5	16.8%	STAG St. Paul Community Solar LLC
25	Hyacinth Solar, LLCSolar	1.0	2.1	24.1%	Geronimo Power
26	Chub Garden SolarSolar	1.0	1.7	19.1%	Chub Garden LLC
27	Lyman GardenSolar	1.0	1.6	18.5%	Excelsior Energy Capital
28	MN CSG 2019-77Solar	1.0	1.3	–	MN CSG 2019-77 LLC

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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