Faribault Energy Park
Natural gas power plant · Rice County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
335 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#14
of 804 plants
In service since
2005
May 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Minnesota Municipal Power Agny
- County
- Rice County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.68%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Minnesota
- #9 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 56164
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 213 MW | 153 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| HRSG | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 122 MW | 108 MW | 2007 | 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
| Blue Lake | Natural gas | 362 MW |
| Cannon Falls Energy Center | Natural gas | 347 MW |
| Inver Hills | Natural gas | 284 MW |
| LSP-Cottage Grove LP | 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 335 MW solar plant and a 335 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