# LSP-Cottage Grove LP

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lsp-cottage-grove-lp

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 55010 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 283.5 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): -92.9119, 44.7956
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-01-25 04:37:37+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:24.240261+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

LSP-Cottage Grove LP is a 283.5 MW natural gas fired combined cycle plant in Washington County. Cottage Grove Cogeneration is a 265 MW dual-fuel, combined-cycle gas turbine plant in Washington County, Minnesota, serving as local capacity in the MISO market. Developed by LSP-Cottage Grove L.P., it was built to sell power to Northern States Power under a 1994 agreement and steam to 3M. In 2025 Basin Electric signed a 15-year tolling agreement for its output beginning December 2027.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 283.5 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55010 — plant-55010

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** Cottage Grove Operating Services LLC
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Offtaker:** Basin Electric Power Cooperative — offtaker ([source](https://www.basinelectric.com))
- **Market participant:** Panamint Capital — market_participant
- **Offtaker:** Northern States Power Company — offtaker ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **Offtaker:** Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) — offtaker ([source](https://www.3m.com))

## Sources

- [basinelectric.com](https://www.basinelectric.com/news-center/news-briefs/Basin-Electric-enters-tolling-agreement-with-Panamint-Capital) — basinelectric.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-08-26/html/96-21610.htm) — govinfo.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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