Aries Community Solar
Dodge County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60938 · Operator: Aries Community Solar
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%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 | 0.8 | 9.9% | — |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 18.3% | — |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 20.0% | — |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 21.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 19.0% | — |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 21.4% | — |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 21.4% | — |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 21.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AACS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| AACS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| AACS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| AACS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Aries Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Aries Community Solar | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Kaus Community Solar | 1 MW | 2.3 km |
| Dodge County Wind | — | 5.3 km |
| Syncarpha Dodge 1 CSG | 1 MW | 8.6 km |
| Dodge Center Solar | 7 MW | 8.8 km |
| Dodge Renewables 2 | 1 MW | 9.9 km |
| Dodge Renewables 1 | 1 MW | 10.2 km |