Paynesville Community Solar
Stearns County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60715 · Operator: Paynesville Community Solar
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%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 | 8.2 | 20.9% | — |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 22.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 13.7% | — |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 20.8% | — |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 21.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8 | 20.3% | — |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2024 | 8.1 | 20.5% | — |
| 2025 | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PCS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PCS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Paynesville Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Paynesville Community Solar | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Capricornus Community Solar Garden | 1 MW | 0.4 km |
| Paynesville CSG1, LLC | 1 MW | 0.6 km |
| Allium Community Solar Garden, LLC | 1 MW | 0.7 km |
| Paynesville Solar | 10 MW | 1.2 km |
| Hertzberg Community (CSG) | 1 MW | 1.4 km |
| Enterprise MN - Ferche CSG | 1 MW | 1.4 km |