Michael Solar
Stearns County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 60971 · Operator: SoCore Energy LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation7GWh12 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 | 0.6 | 28.2% | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 26.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 24.0% | — |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 28.0% | — |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 29.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 26.6% | — |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 20.8% | — |
| 2024 | 7.1 | 20.2% | — |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 19.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PV2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PV3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| PV4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: SoCore Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| SoCore 2016 ProjectCo-W1 LLC | 75.0% | 3 MW |
| SoCore Energy LLC | 25.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| USS Midtown Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 3.2 km |
| New Munich Solar | 1 MW | 4 km |
| Melrose 2 | 1 MW | 7.3 km |
| Melrose | 8 MW | 8.4 km |
| Albany Solar | 10 MW | 9 km |
| Schwinghamer Project CSG | 1 MW | 9.8 km |