List of power stations in Minnesota

Sources of Minnesota utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2024:
  1. Natural gas: 15,435 (26.5%)
  2. Wind: 14,934 (25.6%)
  3. Nuclear: 11,845 (20.3%)
  4. Coal: 11,422 (19.6%)
  5. Solar: 2,357 (4.05%)
  6. Biomass: 1,192 (2.05%)
  7. Hydroelectric: 747 (1.28%)
  8. Other: 306 (0.53%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Minnesota, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Minnesota had a total summer capacity of 17,842 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 57,276 GWh. In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 26.5% natural gas, 25.6% wind, 20.3% nuclear, 19.6% coal, 4.1% solar, 2.1% biomass (including most refuse-derived fuels), 1.3% hydroelectric, and 0.5% other.

Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 401 GWh to Minnesota's electrical grid in 2024. This was about one-sixth the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants. Independent power producers accounted for more than one-fifth of all generation, especially by harnessing wind in the state's southwestern region. Minnesotans have recently consumed more electricity each year than has been produced in-state.

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