Andromeda Community Solar
McLeod County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 61181 · Operator: Andromeda Community Solar
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%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 | 8.2% | — |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 18.7% | — |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 20.7% | — |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 21.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 21.0% | — |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 21.0% | — |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 21.0% | — |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 21.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OACS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OACS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OACS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OACS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| OACS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Oct 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Andromeda Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Andromeda Community Solar | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Novel Martin Solar One LLC (McLeod) CSG | 1 MW | 0.3 km |
| Honeysuckle Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 0.7 km |
| Crane Garden | 1 MW | 0.8 km |
| New Germany Community Solar Garden | 1 MW | 2.5 km |
| Barone CSG | 1 MW | 5.8 km |
| Montgomery Winsted CSG | 3 MW | 5.8 km |