Sherco Solar I
Sherburne County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 67909 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate223MWSummer 223 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation445GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2024
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | 4.7% | — |
| 2025 | 418.6 | 21.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS01 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 222.9 | 222.9 | Oct 2024 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 100.0% | 223 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| DIVOCSG 11 - Sherburne | 1 MW | 2.6 km |
| Sherburne County | 1,704 MW | 4.5 km |
| Sherco LDES | — | 4.7 km |
| Sherco BESS | — | 4.8 km |
| Hammer Community (CSG) | 1 MW | 5.5 km |
| Hammer CSG | 5 MW | 5.8 km |