Lakefield Junction
Natural gas power plant · Martin County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
538 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#10
of 804 plants
In service since
2001
June 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Great River Energy
- County
- Martin County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 2.71%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Minnesota
- #5 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 7925
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 89 MW | 83 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 89 MW | 83 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 89 MW | 83 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 89 MW | 82 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 89 MW | 83 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 89 MW | 83 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Riverside (MN) | Natural gas | 586 MW |
| Black Dog | Natural gas | 563 MW |
| Pleasant Valley (MN) | Natural gas | 468 MW |
| Blue Lake | Natural gas | 362 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 538 MW solar plant and a 538 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