Vega Community Solar
Pope County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60944 · Operator: Vega Community Solar
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%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 | 1.5 | 15.4% | — |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 23.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 20.1% | — |
| 2020 | 8.7 | 22.0% | — |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 23.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2024 | 8.2 | 20.8% | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 20.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NVCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NVCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NVCS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| NVCS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Vega Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Vega Community Solar | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| USS Viceroy Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 13.1 km |
| Brooten CSG1, LLC | 1 MW | 13.3 km |
| USS Monarch Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 13.8 km |
| Pegasus Community Solar | 2 MW | 14 km |
| Bellflower Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 15.1 km |
| Novel Brooten Solar CSG | 1 MW | 16.1 km |