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EIA plant 61427

Richmond · Stearns · MN

Richmond CSG

Operated by SoCore Energy LLC

Annual generation8,900 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Richmond CSG?

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45.458606, -94.513847

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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.

1269
2572
3830
4842
51,037
6941
71,082
8914
91,027
10757
11376
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
1269
2572
3830
4842
51,037
6941
71,082
8914
91,027
10757
11376
12253

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1269 MWh
2572 MWh
3830 MWh
4842 MWh
51,037 MWh
6941 MWh
71,082 MWh
8914 MWh
91,027 MWh
10757 MWh
11376 MWh
12253 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN5OP

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EIA plant ID
61427
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 (1,082 MWh) and 12 the lowest (253 MWh). Their difference is 829 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic5.05.05.0Not 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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