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EIA plant 62706

Plato · McLeod · MN

Helen Solar CSG

Operated by Altus Power America Management, LLC

Annual generation8,899 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 Helen Solar CSG?

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44.789369, -94.060012

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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 Photovoltaic4 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.

1293
2598
3826
4813
51,044
6957
71,113
8956
91,009
10712
11341
12237

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
1293
2598
3826
4813
51,044
6957
71,113
8956
91,009
10712
11341
12237

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1293 MWh
2598 MWh
3826 MWh
4813 MWh
51,044 MWh
6957 MWh
71,113 MWh
8956 MWh
91,009 MWh
10712 MWh
11341 MWh
12237 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SCSolar PhotovoltaicSUN4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62706
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 (1,113 MWh) and 12 the lowest (237 MWh). Their difference is 876 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SCSolar Photovoltaic4.04.04.0Not 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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