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Minnesota
Adjourned for 2026⛔ Nuclear moratorium
Next regular session convenes January 12, 2027
Nuclear moratorium — Outright ban
Statute prohibits the construction of new nuclear generating plants — the commission may not issue a certificate of need for one. NCSL ↗
How the Minnesota legislature works
Divided governmentConvenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over. The House is tied and power-shared.
Senate · 67 seatsDemocratic
House · 134 seatsSplit
GovernorDemocratic
2026 session
15
Bills & resolutions
0
Active
0
Signed / enacted
All time
66
Tracked total
0
Became law
2
Operating plants
Energy profile (2025)
Energy mix
61,007GWh generated in state
Energy storage
Battery 0 GWh
Discharged to the grid.
Consumes ~69,752 GWh · net importer — 16% of electricity used comes from out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market structure
Regulated / vertically integrated
MISO
1,657 MW nuclear capacity
15.82¢
Residential/kWh
▼ 9%
12.27¢
Commercial/kWh
▼ 9%
9.32¢
Industrial/kWh
▲ 8%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)
Operating reactors
Prairie Island
Northern States Power Company Minnesota
2
reactors
1,186
MW
PWR · online 1974
Monticello Nuclear Facility
Northern States Power Company Minnesota
1
reactor
685
MW
BWR · online 1971
Minnesota legislation
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Regulatory & executive actions
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission · E002/RP-24-67 · —