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EIA plant 60958

Watertown · Carver · MN

Nesvold Watertown Solar

Operated by SoCore Energy LLC

Annual generation8,789 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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44.937098, -93.828672

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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.

1282
2578
3842
4818
5984
6909
71,035
8944
9990
10768
11398
12241

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
1282
2578
3842
4818
5984
6909
71,035
8944
9990
10768
11398
12241

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1282 MWh
2578 MWh
3842 MWh
4818 MWh
5984 MWh
6909 MWh
71,035 MWh
8944 MWh
9990 MWh
10768 MWh
11398 MWh
12241 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
PV2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
PV3Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
PV4Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
PV5Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60958
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (1,035 MWh) and 12 the lowest (241 MWh). Their difference is 794 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
PV2Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
PV3Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
PV4Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
PV5Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not 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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