Power plant · Minnesota, United States
Lyon County Generating Station
Lyon County Generating Station is a planned power plant in Minnesota, United States, with 420 MW of capacity, owned by 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 | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2028 | 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 | 420 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 |
| Coordinates | 44.2262, -95.7536 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Know more about this power plant, or want an introduction to its owner? Ask us.
How it compares
Lyon County Generating Station is the 2nd-largest of 6 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Minnesota and the 156th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 420 MW is 0.15% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2nd of 6 | 1,835 MW | 23% |
| United States | 156th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.15% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 182nd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | 0.12% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Prairie Island1,186 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Sherco BESS600 MW · under construction
- Allen S King598 MW
- Riverside (MN)586 MW
- Black Dog563 MW
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
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.