Natural gas power plants in Minnesota
40 operating natural gas power plants in Minnesota with 6,360 MW of natural gas capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.
Plants
40
Natural gas capacity
6,360 MW
Net generation, 2025
10.3 TWh
39 of 40 plants reported
Largest natural gas power plants in Minnesota
| # | Plant | Natural gas MW | GWh, 2025 | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mankato Energy CenterBlue Earth County | 741 | 2,504 | 38.6% |
| 2 | High BridgeRamsey County | 644 | 2,978 | 52.8% |
| 3 | Riverside (MN)Hennepin County | 586 | 313* | 6.6% |
| 4 | Black DogDakota County | 563 | – | – |
| 5 | Lakefield JunctionMartin County | 536 | 94.6 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Pleasant Valley (MN)Mower County | 468 | 157 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Blue LakeScott County | 362 | 435 | – |
| 8 | Cannon Falls Energy CenterGoodhue County | 347 | 809 | 26.6% |
| 9 | Faribault Energy ParkRice County | 335 | 800 | 27.3% |
| 10 | LSP-Cottage Grove LPWashington County | 284 | 549 | 22.1% |
| 11 | Inver HillsDakota County | 281 | 130 | 5.2% |
| 12 | Elk RiverSherburne County | 191 | 124 | 7.4% |
| 13 | Cambridge CT HybridIsanti County | 169 | 101 | 5.9% |
| 14 | Syl LaskinSt Louis County | 116 | 196 | 19.3% |
| 15 | Hutchinson Plant #2McLeod County | 91 | 28.2 | 3.6% |
| 16 | Cascade CreekOlmsted County | 85 | 32.7 | 4.4% |
| 17 | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLCDakota County · Natural gas and solar | 73 | 362 | 34.9% |
| 18 | Solway CTBeltrami County | 50 | 143 | 31.8% |
| 19 | Minnesota RiverCarver County | 49 | 2.0 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Westside Energy StationOlmsted County | 47 | 56.9 | 14.0% |
| 21 | Shakopee Energy ParkScott County | 47 | 56.8 | 13.9% |
| 22 | Owatonna Energy StationSteele County | 39 | 2.3 | 0.7% |
| 23 | HibbingSt Louis County | 36 | 39.8 | 12.7% |
| 24 | Hutchinson Plant #1McLeod County | 28 | 41.9 | 16.8% |
| 25 | Rapids Energy CenterItasca County | 27 | 40.4 | 16.2% |
| 26 | Fairmont (MN)Martin County · Natural gas and oil | 26 | 7.9 | 2.3% |
| 27 | New UlmBrown County · Oil and natural gas | 21 | 2.1 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Univ Minnesota CHP PlantHennepin County | 21 | 172 | 93.5% |
| 29 | OwatonnaSteele County | 19 | 1.4 | 0.9% |
| 30 | New PragueLe Sueur County | 17 | 1.3 | 0.9% |
| 31 | Southeast Steam PlantHennepin County | 13 | 0.0 | – |
| 32 | Franklin Heating StationOlmsted County · Natural gas and oil and other fuels | 11 | 64.9 | 21.8% |
| 33 | Saint Marys Hospital Power PlantOlmsted County · Natural gas and oil | 7.7 | 56.3 | 39.4% |
| 34 | Wells ICFaribault County · Natural gas and oil | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.6% |
| 35 | MoraKanabec County · Oil and natural gas | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.9% |
| 36 | Archer Daniels Midland MankatoBlue Earth County | 6.1 | 28.5 | 53.3% |
| 37 | Redwood FallsRedwood County · Natural gas and oil | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.5% |
| 38 | Preston (MN)Fillmore County | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.2% |
| 39 | Moose LakeCarlton County · Oil and natural gas | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1% |
| 40 | Mountain LakeCottonwood County · Oil and natural gas | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.1% |
* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.
Projects where natural gas is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is natural gas nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources
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