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EIA plant 60717

Northfield · Dakota · MN

Northfield Community Solar

Operated by Northfield Community Solar

Annual generation8,398 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Northfield Community Solar?

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44.475433, -93.198308

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1333
2605
3802
4720
5910
6808
7906
8869
9988
10800
11404
12253

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1333
2605
3802
4720
5910
6808
7906
8869
9988
10800
11404
12253

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1333 MWh
2605 MWh
3802 MWh
4720 MWh
5910 MWh
6808 MWh
7906 MWh
8869 MWh
9988 MWh
10800 MWh
11404 MWh
12253 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
NCS1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
NCS2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
NCS3Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
NCS4Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
NCS5Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60717
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 9 has the highest recorded value (988 MWh) and 12 the lowest (253 MWh). Their difference is 735 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
NCS1Solar Photovoltaic1.00.90.9Not supplied
NCS2Solar Photovoltaic1.00.90.9Not supplied
NCS3Solar Photovoltaic1.00.90.9Not supplied
NCS4Solar Photovoltaic1.00.90.9Not supplied
NCS5Solar Photovoltaic1.00.90.9Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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