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Quick Facts
- In 2017, Minnesota ranked fourth in the nation in ethanol production capacity and fourth in operating production.
- The Pine Bend Refinery, the largest oil refinery in Minnesota, is the largest oil refinery located in a non-oil-producing state.
- About 39% of utility-scale electricity generation in Minnesota came from coal-fired electric power plants in 2017, down from 49% in 2014. Almost all of Minnesota's coal supply comes by rail from Wyoming and Montana.
- Minnesota's two nuclear power plants, Monticello and Prairie Island, accounted for 23% of the state's net electricity generation in 2017.
- In 2017, Minnesota ranked eighth in the nation in electricity net generation from wind energy. The state's wind farms generated almost 10.9 million megawatthours of electricity that year.
Last Updated: March 15, 2018
