Power plants operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota operates 51 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 10.5 GW of nameplate capacity, the 22nd-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. They are spread over five states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and North Dakota and others. Natural gas is 28% of the capacity; the largest site is Sherburne County. Its oldest working unit dates from 1901, at Apple River. Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 1,781 MW.
- Natural gas2,890 MW28%
- Wind2,373 MW23%
- Coal2,302 MW22%
- Nuclear1,871 MW18%
- Solar460 MW4.4%
- Hydroelectric271 MW2.6%
- Oil and petroleum161 MW1.5%
- Biomass and waste126 MW1.2%
Capacity by decade it came online
NuclearCoalNatural gasOil and petroleumHydroelectricWindSolarBiomass and waste
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne County | Minnesota | Coal | 1,704 MW | 1976 |
| Prairie Island | Minnesota | Nuclear | 1,186 MW | 1974 |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | Minnesota | Nuclear | 685 MW | 1971 |
| High Bridge | Minnesota | Natural gas | 644 MW | 2008 |
| Allen S King | Minnesota | Coal | 598 MW | 1958 |
| Riverside (MN) | Minnesota | Natural gas | 586 MW | 1987 |
| Black Dog | Minnesota | Natural gas | 563 MW | 1954 |
| Angus Anson | South Dakota | Natural gas | 406 MW | 1994 |
| Blue Lake | Minnesota | Natural gas | 362 MW | 2005 |
| Dakota Range Wind | South Dakota | Wind | 304 MW | 2022 |
| Inver Hills | Minnesota | Natural gas | 284 MW | 1972 |
| Sherco Solar II | Minnesota | Solar | 237 MW | 2025 |
| Sherco Solar I | Minnesota | Solar | 223 MW | 2024 |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Minnesota | Wind | 218 MW | 2021 |
| Nobles Wind Project | Minnesota | Wind | 201 MW | 2010 |
| Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center | South Dakota | Wind | 201 MW | 2020 |
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | Minnesota | Wind | 200 MW | 2021 |
| Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 | Minnesota | Wind | 200 MW | 2020 |
| Courtenay Wind Farm | North Dakota | Wind | 200 MW | 2016 |
| Pleasant Valley Wind Farm | Minnesota | Wind | 200 MW | 2015 |
| French Island | Wisconsin | Oil and petroleum | 188 MW | 1940 |
| Border Winds Wind Farm | North Dakota | Wind | 150 MW | 2015 |
| Grand Meadow | Minnesota | Wind | 100 MW | 2008 |
| Lake Benton II | Minnesota | Wind | 100 MW | 1999 |
| Northern Wind | Minnesota | Wind | 100 MW | 2023 |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | Minnesota | Wind | 98.9 MW | 2006 |
| Jim Falls | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 59.8 MW | 1988 |
| Jeffers Wind 20 LLC | Minnesota | Wind | 50 MW | 2008 |
| Wheaton | Wisconsin | Natural gas | 49 MW | 2025 |
| Bay Front | Wisconsin | Biomass and waste | 47.2 MW | 1952 |
| Wissota | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 39.4 MW | 1917 |
| Cornell | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 35.3 MW | 1976 |
| Holcombe | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 33.9 MW | 1950 |
| Community Wind North LLC | Minnesota | Wind | 30 MW | 2011 |
| Wilmarth | Minnesota | Biomass and waste | 25 MW | 1948 |
| St Croix Falls | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 23.2 MW | 1910 |
| Red Wing | Minnesota | Biomass and waste | 23 MW | 1949 |
| Chippewa Falls | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 21.6 MW | 1928 |
| Rock Aetna Power Partners | Minnesota | Wind | 20 MW | 2022 |
| Hennepin Island | Minnesota | Hydroelectric | 13.7 MW | 1954 |
| Dells | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 12.3 MW | 1923 |
| Big Falls | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 7.7 MW | 1922 |
| Cedar Falls (WI) | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 6 MW | 1910 |
| Menomonie | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 5.4 MW | 1958 |
| Ladysmith Dam | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 3.4 MW | 1940 |
| Apple River | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 2.4 MW | 1901 |
| Saxon Falls | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1913 |
| Superior Falls | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW | 1917 |
| Thornapple | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 1.4 MW | 1927 |
| Trego | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1927 |
| White River (WI) | Wisconsin | Hydroelectric | 1 MW | 1907 |