Power plant · Minnesota, United States
Blue Lake Power Plant
Blue Lake Power Plant is a gas power plant in Minnesota, United States, with 362 MW of capacity, owned by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Grid connection
333 MW of its 362 MW is due to retire in 2029, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2005 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 362 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2029 (333 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 44.7855, -93.4315 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Blue Lake is the 12th-largest of 18 power plants in Minnesota and the 867th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 362 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 12th of 18 | 9,957 MW | 3.6% |
| United States | 867th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,498th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 15 data centers (1 operating, 178 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon - Bloomington Network | Data center | — | — | 5.0 km |
| Flexential Minneapolis - Chaska | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| UHG Data Center | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Prairie Island1,186 MW
- Mankato Energy Center741 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Sherco BESS600 MW · under construction
- Allen S King598 MW
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Other power plants in Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Prairie Island1,186 MW
- Clay Boswell923 MW
- Mankato Energy Center741 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Allen S King598 MW
- Riverside (MN)586 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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