# Cannon Falls Energy Center

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/cannon-falls-energy-center

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 56241 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 346.8 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -92.91553, 44.536688
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-11-10 23:11:24+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:21.251039+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Cannon Falls Energy Center is a 350 MW natural gas peaking plant in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, owned and operated by Invenergy. It has two General Electric 7FA simple-cycle combustion turbines of about 175 MW each, built with GE as engineering, procurement and construction contractor. It began commercial operation on May 19, 2008, and all of its output is sold to Xcel Energy under a long-term power purchase agreement.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 346.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56241 — plant-56241

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Invenergy

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / developer:** Invenergy — owner ([source](https://invenergy.com))
- **Offtaker:** Xcel Energy — offtaker ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **EPC contractor / equipment supplier:** General Electric Company — epc_contractor
- **Lender:** Royal Bank of Scotland — lender

## Sources

- [invenergy.com](https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-commences-commercial-operation-at-350-mw-natural-gas-fueled-power-project-in-minnesota) — invenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/cannon-falls-energy-center
Website: [Invenergy](https://invenergy.com)

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