Lyra Community Solar
Le Sueur County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 61182 · Operator: Lyra Community Solar
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation5GWh12 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 | 4.6 | 21.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 12.6% | — |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 19.8% | — |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 20.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 20.3% | — |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 19.6% | — |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 19.8% | — |
| 2025 | 4.8 | 20.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Feb 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RLCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Feb 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| RLCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 0.9 | Feb 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lyra Community Solar. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lyra Community Solar | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| USS Water City Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 2.5 km |
| LeSun CSG, LLC | 5 MW | 4 km |
| USS Water Town Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 4.7 km |
| Waterville CSG Solar Holdings LLC | 5 MW | 4.9 km |
| Novel Peter Solar CSG | 1 MW | 5.2 km |
| Marigold Community Solar Garden, LLC | 1 MW | 5.3 km |