Power plants in Stearns County, Minnesota

42 operating power plants in Stearns County, Minnesota, with 191 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

42

Nameplate capacity

191 MW

Net generation, 2025

509 GWh

41 of 42 plants reported

Largest power plants in Stearns County

#PlantMW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Black Oak Wind FarmWind7830544.6%Black Oak Wind, LLC
2Albany SolarSolar1018.621.2%Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
3Paynesville SolarSolar1017.920.5%Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
4St. Cloud HydroHydro8.646.061.0%St. Cloud Hydroelectric Generation Facility
5MelroseOil7.20.10.1%Melrose Public Utilities
6Paynesville Community SolarSolar5.08.218.6%Paynesville Community Solar
7Lahr 1, LLCSolar5.07.617.3%SoCore Energy LLC
8St. Cloud Solar CSGSolar5.08.319.0%Geronimo Power
9Richmond CSGSolar5.08.519.4%SoCore Energy LLC
10Sartell Holdco CSGSolar5.08.319.0%Sartell Holdco LLC
11Held Solar ProjectSolar5.06.915.7%Madison Energy Investments LLC
12GSSP Schneider LLCSolar5.08.118.5%Green Street Power Partners
13Michael SolarSolar4.06.819.3%SoCore Energy LLC
14WakeSun LLCSolar3.04.717.7%SunShare Management
15Orion Community SolarSolar3.04.517.0%Orion Community Solar
16B.R. Sartell CSGSolar3.02.69.8%Minnesota Solar CSG 21, LLC
17GSPP Held LLC CSGSolar3.04.517.1%Green Street Power Partners
18Pegasus Community SolarSolar2.03.218.5%Pegasus Community Solar
19Melrose 2Oil1.00.00.0%Melrose Public Utilities
20Capricornus Community Solar GardenSolar1.01.820.4%Geronimo Power
21Canopus Community SolarSolar1.01.821.0%Geronimo Power
22USS Brockway Solar CSGSolar1.01.820.6%United States Solar Corporation
23GSPP Imholte CSGSolar1.01.618.5%Green Street Power Partners
24Novel Brooten Solar CSGSolar1.01.820.6%REA Investments, LLC
25Novel Reber Solar CSGSolar1.01.820.3%REA Investments, LLC
26FastSun 3 CSGSolar1.01.820.1%Altus Power America Management, LLC
27Stearns Community Solar One LLC CSGSolar1.01.719.4%Madison Energy Holdings LLC
28USS Milkweed Solar LLC CSGSolar1.02.022.3%Standard Solar
29USS Midtown Solar LLC CSGSolar1.02.124.4%Standard Solar
30Schwinghamer Project CSGSolar1.01.719.1%Schwinghamer Community Solar LLC
31Allium Community Solar Garden, LLCSolar1.02.023.3%Geronimo Power
32Bellflower Solar, LLCSolar1.02.022.8%Geronimo Power
33Stearns Solar ISolar1.02.022.6%Stearns Solar I LLC
34New Munich SolarSolar1.02.022.8%New Munich Solar LLC
35Paynesville CSG1, LLCSolar1.02.123.7%Nautilus Solar Solutions
36Hertzberg Community (CSG)Solar1.01.820.4%CleanCapital Holdings
37Novel Froehle Solar LLCSolar1.01.921.8%Novel Froehle Solar HQ LLC
38Pivot Energy Minnesota Solar 10Solar1.01.416.3%Pivot Energy
39MN East Regal LLC (CSG)Solar1.02.224.9%United States Solar Corporation
40DSI Julie SolarSolar1.02.123.6%DSI Julie Solar LLC
41Enterprise MN - Ferche CSGSolar1.00.0–Standard Solar
42Bauer Solar CSGSolar0.9––Bauer Community Solar 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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