Northfield Community Solar
Dakota County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60717 · Operator: Northfield 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 | 20.7% | — |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 16.8% | — |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 17.4% | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 20.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 19.3% | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 20.3% | — |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 21.3% | — |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 21.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NCS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NCS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northfield Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northfield Community Solar | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Waterford Holdco CSG | 3 MW | 0 km |
| Hyacinth Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 0.2 km |
| St. Olaf Wind Turbine | 2 MW | 1.5 km |
| MN CSG 2019-77 | 1 MW | 1.6 km |
| Chub Garden Solar | 1 MW | 1.6 km |
| St. Olaf StandBy Generators | 4 MW | 2.1 km |