Blue Lake Solar
Scott County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60632 · Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor13%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 | 4.5 | 13.1% | — |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 11.9% | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 18.8% | — |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 17.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 17.7% | — |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 16.9% | — |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 16.1% | — |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 12.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cypress Creek Renewables. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cypress Creek Renewables | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Shakopee Met Council WTP | 1 MW | 0.6 km |
| Blue Lake BESS | — | 1.1 km |
| Blue Lake | 362 MW | 1.2 km |
| Shakopee Energy Park | 47 MW | 4.3 km |
| Koda Biomass Plant | 23 MW | 8.6 km |
| EKS Landfill | retired | 9.6 km |