# Sherburne County Generating Plant (Sherco)

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/sherburne-county-generating-plant-sherco

Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), d/b/a Xcel Energy - Sherburne County - MISO

Sherburne County Generating Plant, also known as Sherco, is a coal-fired conventional steam generating facility at 13999 Industrial Blvd., Becker, Minnesota, in Sherburne County, operated by Northern States Power Company—Minnesota, doing business as Xcel Energy, within the MISO market footprint. Unit 2 retired at the end of 2023; the remaining active coal Units 1 and 3 have a combined nameplate capacity of approximately 1,704 MW. Unit 3 is jointly owned by Xcel Energy with a 59% interest and Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency with a 41% interest; Xcel operates and maintains the unit. The facility encompasses approximately 1,700 acres and draws water from the Mississippi River. Sherco Solar and a Form Energy battery storage project are being developed at the site as part of Xcel's clean energy transition.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 1704 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 6090 — plant-6090

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal
- **Operator:** Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), d/b/a Xcel Energy

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), d/b/a Xcel Energy — Owner and operator of the plant; co-owner and operating agent of Unit 3 ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com/))
- **Owner:** Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency — Co-owner of Unit 3; 41% undivided ownership interest ([source](http://smmpa.com/generation/sherco-3))
- **Equipment supplier:** Form Energy — Long-duration battery technology developer ([source](https://formenergy.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric — Original designer and manufacturer of Unit 3 steam turbine-generator train ([source](https://www.gevernova.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** Combustion Engineering — Original designer and manufacturer of Units 1 and 2 boilers ([source](https://www.gevernova.com/steam-power/services/boilers/legacy-boiler-services))
- **Equipment supplier:** Babcock & Wilcox — Original designer and manufacturer of Unit 3 boiler ([source](http://babcock.com/home/products-services/steam-generators/utility-scale-boilers))
- **Equipment supplier:** Alstom Power — Designer and manufacturer of Unit 3 turbine module retrofit (2011)

## Sources

- [babcock.com](http://babcock.com/home/products-services/steam-generators/utility-scale-boilers) — babcock.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [investors.xcelenergy.com](https://investors.xcelenergy.com/news-events/news-releases/news-details/2023/Department-of-Energy-Awards-Xcel-Energy-up-to-70-Million-for-Long-Duration-Energy-Storage/default.aspx) — investors.xcelenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [puc.sd.gov](https://puc.sd.gov/commission/dockets/civil/2006/civ06-399/1185-1197.pdf) — puc.sd.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [smmpa.com](https://smmpa.com/generation/sherco-3) — smmpa.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/sherburne-county-generating-plant-sherco
Website: [Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), d/b/a Xcel Energy](https://www.xcelenergy.com/)

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