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Planned natural gas power plants in Minnesota

Developers have proposed 6 natural gas power plants in Minnesota with 0.5 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest planned natural gas power plants in Minnesota

Planned, by capacity

#Natural gas power plantExpected onlineCapacity
1Lyon County Generating Station2028210 MW
2Lyon County Generating Station2028210 MW
3Riverside 115kV Substation202655 MW
4Franklin Heating Station20278 MW
5Moorhead Thermal20306 MW
6Moorhead Thermal20306 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Minnesota

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#Natural gas power plantExpected onlineCapacity
1Riverside 115kV Substation202655 MW
2Franklin Heating Station20278 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Minnesota

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Minnesota?
Developers have proposed 6 natural gas power plants in Minnesota with 0.5 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Minnesota?
Lyon County Generating Station in Lyon County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 210 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Minnesota?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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