Nuclear power in Minnesota

Two nuclear power plants owned and operated by Xcel Energy are on the Mississippi River, one upstream and one downstream from the Twin Cities.

Location: 40 miles southeast of the Twin Cities

Began operations: Unit 1 in 1973, Unit 2 in 1974

Type: Westinghouse pressurized water reactor

Reactors: 2

License expires: 2034

Output: 1,100 megawatts, enough to serve about 1 million homes

Began operations: 1971

Type: General Electric BWR-3, boiling water reactor

Reactors: 1

License expires: 2030

Output: 600 megawatts, enough to serve about 500,000 homes