# NORTHERN STATES POWER CO OF MINNESOTA — Dakota County, MN

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 27037 / OPID 31636  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

1 active LNG plant in Dakota County, MN; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NORTHERN STATES POWER CO OF MINNESOTA (PHMSA OPID 31636) reported 1 active LNG plant in Dakota County, MN (county FIPS 27037) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_LNG_Plants_by_County.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `64088e996d66ed40f4ff212b713f0cec13b08909c8f68b22a4e2888bee079a0a`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T10:47:16.081Z
- Document slug: `npms-lng-7739021d28279f2d8e5337a3`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "lng_plants",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "27037",
  "stateFips": "27",
  "state": "MN",
  "county": "Dakota County",
  "region": "Dakota County, MN",
  "operator": {
    "id": "31636",
    "name": "NORTHERN STATES POWER CO OF MINNESOTA"
  },
  "commodity": null,
  "mileage": null,
  "plantCount": 1,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "lng_plants",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper",
    "rowNumber": 71,
    "rowSha256": "2fd9d43057a6af1235172000d6e85ce5962a884276db7d76c264bb4475bc95f3"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "NORTHERN STATES POWER CO OF MINNESOTA"
}
```