Power plant · Minnesota, United States
Prairie Island
Prairie Island is a power plant in Minnesota, United States, with 1,186 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 | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1974 | 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 | 1,186 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 44.6220, -92.6333 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Prairie Island is the 2nd-largest of 11 power plants in Minnesota and the 231st-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,186 MW is 0.14% of the 839,036 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 | 2nd of 11 | 8,636 MW | 14% |
| United States | 231st of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants in our data | 247th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center (178 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Rosemount | Data center | 178 MW | Operating | 39 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Sherco BESS600 MW · under construction
- Allen S King598 MW
- Riverside (MN)586 MW
- Black Dog563 MW
- Lyon County Generating Station420 MW · planned
Other power plants in Minnesota
- Sherburne County1,704 MW
- Clay Boswell923 MW
- Mankato Energy Center741 MW
- Monticello Nuclear Facility685 MW
- High Bridge644 MW
- Allen S King598 MW
- Riverside (MN)586 MW
- Black Dog563 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.