Elk River

Great River EnergySherburne CountyMISO

Elk River Energy Recovery Station was Great River Energy’s 29-MW waste-to-energy power plant in Elk River, Minnesota. It began in the early 1950s on coal, was converted to refuse-derived fuel in the 1980s, and burned fuel made from municipal solid waste. Great River Energy announced in 2018 that it would close the project after Sherburne County declined to buy it. The plant closed on March 15, 2019, and the site was demolished by late 2021.