Riverside (MN)
Natural gas power plant · Hennepin County, Minnesota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Hennepin County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 2.95%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Minnesota
- #3 of 36
- EIA plant code
- 1927
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 211 MW | 147 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 211 MW | 147 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| ST7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 165 MW | 160 MW | 1987 | 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
| High Bridge | Natural gas | 644 MW |
| Allen S King | Coal | 598 MW |
| Black Dog | Natural gas | 563 MW |
| Lakefield Junction | Natural gas | 538 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 586 MW solar plant and a 586 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