# Riverside (MN)

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/riverside-mn

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 1927 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 585.9 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): -93.2753, 45.0203
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-01-25 04:37:37+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:17.955263+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

Riverside (MN) is a 585.9 MW natural gas fired combined cycle plant in Hennepin County. Riverside is a natural gas combined-cycle plant in Minneapolis, owned and operated by Xcel Energy. It repowered the century-old coal-fired Riverside Plant, the oldest in the Xcel system, with two General Electric Frame 7FA combustion turbines and heat-recovery steam generators that feed the existing Unit 7 steam turbine. Commercial operation began May 1, 2009, with a nominal rating of 466 MW, completing the 2003 Metropolitan Emissions Reduction Project.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 585.9 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 1927 — plant-1927

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** Xcel Energy

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Xcel Energy — owner ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))

## Sources

- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/top-plantsriverside-repowering-project-minneapolis-minnesota/) — powermag.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Xcel Energy](https://www.xcelenergy.com)

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