Westside Solar
Olmsted County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 66422 · Operator: Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin)
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation19GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 27.3% | — |
| 2023 | 17.4 | 20.3% | — |
| 2024 | 17 | 19.7% | — |
| 2025 | 19 | 22.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3.5 | 3.4 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| SOUTH | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 6.5 | 6.4 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin) | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Westside Energy Station | 47 MW | 1.6 km |
| 4710 Hosting | 8 MW | 2.8 km |
| IBM West | 4 MW | 3 km |
| Kalmar | — | 4 km |
| Hwy 14 Holdco Solar CSG | 5 MW | 5 km |
| Cascade Creek | 85 MW | 5.2 km |