Cannon Falls Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Goodhue County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
347 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#13
of 804 plants
In service since
2008
April 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Invenergy Services LLC
- County
- Goodhue County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.75%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Minnesota
- #8 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 56241
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 173 MW | 158 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| UNT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 173 MW | 158 MW | 2008 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Minnesota
| Pleasant Valley (MN) | Natural gas | 468 MW |
| Blue Lake | Natural gas | 362 MW |
| Faribault Energy Park | Natural gas | 335 MW |
| Inver Hills | Natural gas | 284 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 347 MW solar plant and a 347 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Minnesota power plants · What Minnesota actually generates