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EIA plant 61483

Cottage Grove · Washington · MN

Cottage Grove CSG, LLC

Operated by Ecoplexus, Inc

Annual generation8,121 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 Cottage Grove CSG, LLC?

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44.842124, -92.873655

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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.

1313
2585
3849
4728
5912
6712
7855
8877
9965
10775
11321
12229

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
1313
2585
3849
4728
5912
6712
7855
8877
9965
10775
11321
12229

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1313 MWh
2585 MWh
3849 MWh
4728 MWh
5912 MWh
6712 MWh
7855 MWh
8877 MWh
9965 MWh
10775 MWh
11321 MWh
12229 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTGR1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
CTGR2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
CTGR3Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
CTGR4Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP
CTGR5Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61483
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 (965 MWh) and 12 the lowest (229 MWh). Their difference is 736 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTGR1Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
CTGR2Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
CTGR3Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
CTGR4Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied
CTGR5Solar 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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