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Northern States Power Co - Minnesota — power plant portfolio

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota operates 40 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 9,646 MW. Its plants with asset-level emissions data total 999,511 t CO₂/yr.

40power plants
9,646MW total capacity
1countries
999,511t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Hydro: 18 plants18HydroGas: 8 plants8GasWind: 6 plants6WindCoal: 2 plants2CoalNuclear: 2 plants2NuclearWaste: 2 plants2WasteOil: 1 plants1OilStorage: 1 plants1Storage

Fleet interpretation

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is United States of America (40).

The fuel mix by asset count is hydro (18), gas (8), wind (6), coal (2). The largest listed asset is Sherburne County in United States of America (2,469 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 241 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 2 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 2 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 40 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Sherburne CountyCoalUnited States of America2,469—
Prairie IslandNuclearUnited States of America1,126—
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNuclearUnited States of America691—
High BridgeGasUnited States of America644—
Allen S KingCoalUnited States of America598—
Riverside (MN)GasUnited States of America586950,776
Black DogGasUnited States of America563—
Blue LakeGasUnited States of America55948,735
Angus AnsonGasUnited States of America406—
Inver HillsGasUnited States of America281—
WheatonGasUnited States of America247—
Nobles Wind ProjectWindUnited States of America201—
Courtenay Wind FarmWindUnited States of America200—
Pleasant Valley Wind FarmWindUnited States of America200—
French IslandOilUnited States of America158—
Border Winds Wind FarmWindUnited States of America150—
Lake Benton IIWindUnited States of America100—
Grand MeadowWindUnited States of America100—
Jim FallsHydroUnited States of America60—
Bay FrontGasUnited States of America47—
WissotaHydroUnited States of America39—
CornellHydroUnited States of America35—
HolcombeHydroUnited States of America34—
WilmarthWasteUnited States of America25—
St Croix FallsHydroUnited States of America23—
Red WingWasteUnited States of America23—
Chippewa FallsHydroUnited States of America22—
Hennepin IslandHydroUnited States of America14—
DellsHydroUnited States of America12—
Big FallsHydroUnited States of America8—
Cedar Falls (WI)HydroUnited States of America6—
MenomonieHydroUnited States of America5—
Ladysmith DamHydroUnited States of America3—
Apple RiverHydroUnited States of America2—
Saxon FallsHydroUnited States of America2—
Superior FallsHydroUnited States of America1—
ThornappleHydroUnited States of America1—
TregoHydroUnited States of America1—
Laverne BatteryStorageUnited States of America1—
White River (WI)HydroUnited States of America1—

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota operate?

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota operates 40 power plants across 1 country, with about 9,646 MW of total capacity.

What is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota's largest power plant?

Sherburne County in United States of America is its largest at about 2,469 MW.

What types of power plants does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota run?

Its fleet includes hydro (18), gas (8), wind (6).

How much CO₂ do Northern States Power Co - Minnesota's plants emit?

Its reporting plants emit about 999,511 tonnes of CO₂ per year in this dataset.