USS Big Lake 1 Solar CSG
Sherburne County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 61997 · Operator: United States Solar Corporation
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor23%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 | 0 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 21.0% | — |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 25.1% | — |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 24.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 22.4% | — |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 24.2% | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 22.8% | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 23.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSBL | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: United States Solar Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USS Big Lake 1 LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Big Lake Holdco Solar CSG | 5 MW | 2.1 km |
| Big Lake Project CSG | 5 MW | 2.8 km |
| USS Quail Solar LLC | 1 MW | 6.7 km |
| Wright Kirby 1-5 CSG | 5 MW | 6.8 km |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | 685 MW | 6.9 km |
| Monticello Project CSG | 5 MW | 7 km |