# Grant County, Minnesota: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Elbow Lake Grant County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Grant County is home to Elbow Lake and Hoffman. Construction employs 155, down 9.9% since 2019, and construction is 1.5 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Next door, Douglas County has 1 data center. Its power plants have 21 MW of capacity, 100% of it wind. Otter Tail Power Co is the largest utility serving Grant County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.33¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.36¢ median for Minnesota utilities. 1.5× the U.S. share of jobs in construction 21 MW of operating power plants, mostly wind 11.33¢ per kWh for Otter Tail Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Grant County Grant County is home to Elbow Lake and Hoffman. Elbow Lake1,276 residents Hoffman704 residents Pelican Lake Township488 residents Ashby474 residents Erdahl Township391 residents Herman386 residents Barrett371 residents Elk Lake Township276 residents Land Township266 residents Wendell165 residents Pomme de Terre Township144 residents Sanford Township141 residents Stony Brook Township131 residents Elbow Lake Township127 residents Lien Township127 residents Macsville Township109 residents Roseville Township100 residents Delaware Township99 residents Lawrence Township95 residents Logan Township72 residents Norcross51 residents Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Grant County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Minnesota | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,093 | 6,085 | ▼ 0.1% | 79th of 87 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,904 | 1,904 | ● 0.0% | 37th of 87 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,974 | $51,792 | ▲ 32.9% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 172 | 155 | ▼ 9.9% | 66th of 72 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.7% | 5.0% | ▲ 0.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 1,904 jobs in 2025, unchanged from 2019. Unemployment was 5.0% in August 2026, against 4.7% in 2019. 6,085 people live here, down 0.1% since 2020. ## Who powers Grant County ### Utilities with service territory in Grant County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Otter Tail Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 50,118 | 11.33¢ | 37% | | Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN) | Cooperative | Bundled | 27,239 | 13.28¢ | 26% | | Runestone Electric Assn | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,282 | 14.36¢ | 10% | | City of Elbow Lake - (MN) | — | — | — | — | — | | Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | Federal | Bundled | — | — | 100% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Wind | 21 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Grant County Wind LLC | Grant County Wind, LLC | Wind | 21 MW | 2010 | ## The Grant County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,904 | $51,792 | 1.00 | | Construction | 155 | $59,974 | 1.54 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Grant County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Grant County. Minnesota has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Grant County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Grant County, Douglas County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Grant County | 6,085 | ● 0.0% | 21 MW | — | — | — | | Douglas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/douglas-county) | 40,120 | ▲ 1.9% | 17 MW | — | 1 | — | | Otter Tail County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/otter-tail-county) | 61,041 | ▼ 1.1% | 53 MW | — | — | — | | Pope County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/pope-county) | 11,420 | ▼ 2.0% | 29 MW | — | — | — | | Stevens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/stevens-county) | 9,747 | ▲ 4.7% | 4 MW | — | — | — | | Traverse County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/traverse-county) | 3,130 | ▼ 13.8% | — | — | — | — | | Wilkin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/wilkin-county) | 6,288 | ▼ 8.2% | — | 1 MW | — | — | ## More of Minnesota [All Minnesota countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota)[Otter Tail County61,041 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/otter-tail-county)[Douglas County40,120 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/douglas-county)[Pope County11,420 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/pope-county)[Stevens County9,747 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/stevens-county)[Wilkin County6,288 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/wilkin-county) ## Grant County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Grant County, Minnesota? 6 utilities have service territory in Grant County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative - (MN), Runestone Electric Assn, City of Elbow Lake - (MN). The largest, Otter Tail Power Co, charged residential customers 11.33¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Grant County? 1 operating plant with 21 MW of capacity. The largest is Grant County Wind LLC (21 MW, wind). ### Are there data centers in Grant County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Grant County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Douglas County. ### Is Grant County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,904 jobs in 2025 against 1,904 in 2019 (+0.0%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 172 to 155. ### Does Grant County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Grant County. Minnesota has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/grant-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).