Lake Emily Solar
Nicollet County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60526 · Operator: Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 15.1% | — |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 20.6% | — |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 21.3% | — |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 21.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 20.9% | — |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 23.0% | — |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 22.0% | — |
| 2025 | 8.8 | 22.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 4.5 | 4.5 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Enel Green Power NA, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lake Emily Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Red Maple Solar | 3 MW | 0.3 km |
| MN CSG 2019-38 DE LLC | 1 MW | 0.8 km |
| Paulson Community (CSG) | 1 MW | 2 km |
| Acturus Community Solar | 1 MW | 5.8 km |
| EESolar22 | — | 9.2 km |
| CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Eleven, LLC | 3 MW | 10 km |