Carver Gladden CSG
Carver County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 61495 · Operator: Minnesota Solar CSG 8, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%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 | 3.4 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 16.4% | — |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 18.1% | — |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 17.3% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 16.6% | — |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 17.9% | — |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 18.7% | — |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 16.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42254 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 42255 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 42256 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Apr 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Minnesota Solar CSG 8, 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 8, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| USS Lake Patterson Solar CSG | 1 MW | 3.8 km |
| BentonSun LLC | 5 MW | 4.7 km |
| USS King 2 CSG | 1 MW | 5 km |
| USS DVL Solar CSG | 1 MW | 6.9 km |