How many solar farms are planned in Minnesota?

Developers have proposed 66 solar farms in Minnesota with 8.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in Minnesota?

Riel (MH) - Roseau County North 500.0kV in Roseau County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 500 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.

Who is developing solar farms 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.

Planned solar farms in Minnesota

Developers have proposed 66 solar farms in Minnesota with 8.6 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating solar farms in Minnesota

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned solar farms in Minnesota are expected online in 2026 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in Minnesota

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Riel (MH) - Roseau County North 500.0kV	Roseau County	2028	500 MW
2	ALEXANDRIA - BISON 345.0kV	Clay County	2028	430 MW
3	Hampton - Prairie Island 345.0kV	Goodhue County	2028	300 MW
4	Wilmarth - Fieldon 345.0kV	Blue Earth County	2030	299 MW
5	Arrowhead - Bear Creek (GRE) 230kV	Pine County	2025	288 MW
6	Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV	Redwood County	2030	250 MW
7	ALEXANDRIA - BISON 345.0kV	Clay County	2030	245 MW
8	ALEXANDRIA - BISON 345.0kV	Clay County	2030	245 MW
9	Lake Yankton to Lyon County 115kV	Lyon County	2027	235 MW
10	Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV	Redwood County	2030	225 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in Minnesota

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Solway Solar	Beltrami County	2026	50 MW
2	Mazaska Garden	Rice County	2026	5 MW
3	EESolar33	Steele County	2026	4 MW
4	ALEXANDRIA	Douglas County	2027	40 MW
5	Novel Blilie Solar LLC	Wilkin County	2027	1 MW
6	Carver Garden	Rice County	2027	1 MW
7	Crane Creek Garden	Waseca County	2027	5 MW
8	EESolar29	Stearns County	2027	5 MW
9	MN CSG 2019-57	Blue Earth County	2027	1 MW
10	Fuller Garden	Sherburne County	2027	1 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms 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 solar farms in Minnesota

How many solar farms are planned in Minnesota?: Developers have proposed 66 solar farms in Minnesota with 8.6 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in Minnesota?: Riel (MH) - Roseau County North 500.0kV in Roseau County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 500 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.
Who is developing solar farms 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.