B.R. Sartell CSG
Stearns County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 61454 · Operator: Minnesota Solar CSG 21, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%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 | 0.4 | 8.1% | — |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 14.2% | — |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 18.3% | — |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 18.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 16.5% | — |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 12.2% | — |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 14.9% | — |
| 2025 | 2.6 | 9.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42286 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Nov 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 42287 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Nov 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 42288 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Nov 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Minnesota Solar CSG 21, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Minnesota Solar CSG 21, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| USS Brockway Solar CSG | 1 MW | 2.2 km |
| Enterprise MN - Fitzthum | — | 2.3 km |
| EESolar29 | — | 2.3 km |
| Sartell Dam | 9 MW | 5.6 km |
| USS Solar Rapids CSG | 1 MW | 10.6 km |
| Delphinus Community Solar | 2 MW | 11.8 km |