North Star Solar Project
Chisago County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 59852 · Operator: North Star Solar PV LLC
Nameplate100MWSummer 100 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation178GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.7 | 2.3% | — |
| 2017 | 189.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2018 | 197.3 | 22.5% | — |
| 2019 | 178 | 20.3% | — |
| 2020 | 198 | 22.5% | — |
| 2021 | 204.5 | 23.4% | — |
| 2022 | 192.7 | 22.0% | — |
| 2023 | 189.1 | 21.6% | — |
| 2024 | 187.4 | 21.3% | — |
| 2025 | 181.2 | 20.7% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSSP1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 100 | 100 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: North Star Solar PV LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| North Star Solar PV LLC | 100.0% | 100 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Novel Caroline Solar, LLC CSG | 1 MW | 0.9 km |
| North Star Energy Storage, LLC | — | 1.2 km |
| Coral Bells Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 1.5 km |
| Cornillie Solar CSG | 1 MW | 1.5 km |
| Cornillie | 1 MW | 1.5 km |
| Sunrise Community Solar | 5 MW | 1.6 km |