Hastings City Hydroelectric
Hydro power plant · Dakota County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
4.4 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#275
of 804 plants
In service since
1992
January 1992
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Hastings Lock & Dam
- County
- Dakota County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Minnesota
- #12 of 22
- EIA plant code
- 54285
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 1992 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 4.4 MW solar plant and a 4.4 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