# Inver Hills

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/inver-hills

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 1913 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 280.8 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: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -93.042, 44.781
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-11-13 15:25:30+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:24.313624+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

Inver Hills is a natural gas and distillate-oil fired peaking plant in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, owned by Northern States Power Company, the Xcel Energy utility. It has six generation turbines, EU 001 through EU 006, described by EPA as a 440 MW peak demand plant. In 2016 EPA approved a Minnesota revision cutting the allowable sulfur content of fuels delivered to the facility to 0.005 percent by weight.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 280.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 1913 — plant-1913

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Northern States Power Company

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Northern States Power Company — owner ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))

## Sources

- [govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-01-28/html/2016-01577.htm) — govinfo.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/inver-hills
Website: [Northern States Power Company](https://www.xcelenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/