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High Bridge — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 1912
Capacity: 644 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Status: Operating
Location: Ramsey, MN
Operating Since: 2008
Generators: 3
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Parent Company: —
Annual Generation: 2,978,159 MWh
Capacity Factor: 52.6%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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High Bridge

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #2 of 34 Natural Gas plants in MN#362 of 2009 nationally

644 MW Natural Gas operating in Ramsey, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

644 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.9314, -93.1117

County

Ramsey, MN

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	—	—
Owner(s)	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

The High Bridge power plant is a 644 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle facility located in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. The plant consists of 3 generators and is the second-largest of 14 power plants in the state, and ranks 366th out of 945 plants nationally.

High Bridge operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 2,978,159 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 52.6%. The installed cost of the plant was $617.81 per kW.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

MRO

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

115 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

251.9K MWh

Latest Month

3.0M MWh

Annual Generation

52.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$710/kW

Installed Cost

$23.4/MWh

Operating Cost

Northern States Power Company (Minnesota)

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

NSP HIBRDGE HIBRD9_1_UNIT

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

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