Forest City Solar
Winnebago County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 62861 · Operator: Green Street Power Partners
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1 | 12.1% | — |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 19.7% | — |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 20.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 18.9% | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 19.0% | — |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 19.4% | — |
| 2025 | 4.6 | 17.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOR7 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | Sep 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Green Street Power Partners. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Green Street Power Partners | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Forest City Light Plant | 22 MW | 1.5 km |
| Winnebago Wind Power Project | 20 MW | 12.2 km |
| Lake Mills Gas Recovery | 4 MW | 13.5 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC | 200 MW | 13.8 km |
| Lake Mills | 18 MW | 17.5 km |
| FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind LLC | 150 MW | 17.8 km |