Orion Community Solar
Stearns County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60716 · Operator: Orion Community Solar
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8 | 20.2% | — |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 18.1% | — |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 19.5% | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 17.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 19.0% | — |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 19.5% | — |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 20.4% | — |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 18.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Orion Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Orion Community Solar | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Stearns Community Solar One LLC CSG | 1 MW | 7.4 km |
| FastSun 3 CSG | 1 MW | 7.4 km |
| Novel Gertken Solar LLC | — | 7.6 km |
| GSSP Schneider LLC | 5 MW | 10.4 km |
| GSPP Held LLC CSG | 3 MW | 11.3 km |
| Held Solar Project | 5 MW | 12.2 km |