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EIA plant 61516

Mankato · Blue Earth · MN

School Sisters CSG

Operated by School Sisters CSG LLC

Annual generation1,736 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 School Sisters CSG?

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44.178970, -93.968902

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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 Photovoltaic1 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.

157
2121
3173
4162
5195
6173
7193
8178
9198
10164
1181
1241

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
157
2121
3173
4162
5195
6173
7193
8178
9198
10164
1181
1241

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
157 MWh
2121 MWh
3173 MWh
4162 MWh
5195 MWh
6173 MWh
7193 MWh
8178 MWh
9198 MWh
10164 MWh
1181 MWh
1241 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SCHOOSolar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61516
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 (198 MWh) and 12 the lowest (41 MWh). Their difference is 157 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SCHOOSolar 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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