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118.4 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (73 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (45 MW) operating in Dakota, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
118.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Solar Photovoltaic
2019
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.4548, -93.0212
County
Dakota, MN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Flint Hills Resources | — |
| Owner(s) | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC | Koch Industries | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC is a hybrid natural gas and solar power plant located in Dakota County, Minnesota. The plant, owned and operated by Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, has a total capacity of 118.4 MW across three generators. It began operating in 2019, utilizing both natural gas-fired combined cycle technology and solar photovoltaic generation with single-axis tracking.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 298,965 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 28.7%. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and news articles indicate at least one deal related to the facility. Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend ranks as the 13th largest of 14 plants in Minnesota and 893rd largest of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
14.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
28.6K MWh
Latest Month
299.0K MWh
Annual Generation
28.7%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1089 lb/MWh
NOx
2 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.011 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.021 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
23.8%
Annual Net Gen
246 GWh
CO₂eq
1090 lb/MWh
Subregion
MRO West
Data from 2023–2024
$26.1/MWh
Energy Value
$2.6/MWh
Capacity Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cannon Falls Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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