Taurus Community Solar
Chippewa County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 61174 · Operator: Taurus Community Solar
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 18.9% | — |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 20.5% | — |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 18.5% | — |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 17.0% | — |
| 2024 | 6.3 | 20.1% | — |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 19.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | May 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ETCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | May 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ETCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Mar 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ETCS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Mar 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Taurus Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Taurus Community Solar | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hormel CSG Solar | 1 MW | 0.5 km |
| USS Rosewood Solar LLC (CSG) | 1 MW | 3.3 km |
| MN CSG 2019-113 | 1 MW | 4 km |
| USS Riley Solar LLC (CSG) | 1 MW | 4.2 km |
| Montevideo Solar LLC, CSG | 5 MW | 5.7 km |
| USS Christoffer Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 7.1 km |