Forest Lake Solar CSG
Washington County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60837 · Operator: Forest Lake Holdco LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%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 | 2.8 | 12.5% | — |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 12.7% | — |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 17.4% | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 18.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4 | 16.8% | — |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 14.7% | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 15.8% | — |
| 2025 | 7.3 | 16.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORES | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 5 | 5 | Jul 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Forest Lake Holdco LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Forest Lake Holdco LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Scandia CSG | 5 MW | 1.4 km |
| USS Solar Sources LLC CSG | 1 MW | 2.5 km |
| MSC-Scandia01 CSG | 1 MW | 4 km |
| Scandia Community Solar Garden | 3 MW | 7.4 km |
| FastSun 4 CSG | 1 MW | 8.7 km |
| Gemini Community Solar | 3 MW | 8.7 km |