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EIA plant 61455

Sauk Rapids · Benton · MN

B.R. Sauk Rapids CSG

Operated by Minnesota Solar CSG 9, LLC

Annual generation8,046 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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45.623600, -94.078200

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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

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the MN plant index for regional peers.

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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.

1211
2353
3795
4796
5978
6859
71,005
8868
9970
10699
11305
12207

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
1211
2353
3795
4796
5978
6859
71,005
8868
9970
10699
11305
12207

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1211 MWh
2353 MWh
3795 MWh
4796 MWh
5978 MWh
6859 MWh
71,005 MWh
8868 MWh
9970 MWh
10699 MWh
11305 MWh
12207 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
42292Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
42294Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
42295Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
42296Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
42297Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61455
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 (1,005 MWh) and 12 the lowest (207 MWh). Their difference is 798 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
42292Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
42294Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
42295Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
42296Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
42297Solar 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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