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EIA plant 63937

Northfield · Dakota · MN

Lyman Garden

Operated by Excelsior Energy Capital

Annual generation1,664 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 Lyman Garden?

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44.476370, -93.153090

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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

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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.

164
2117
3160
4147
5193
6162
7171
8169
9199
10161
1178
1243

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
164
2117
3160
4147
5193
6162
7171
8169
9199
10161
1178
1243

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
164 MWh
2117 MWh
3160 MWh
4147 MWh
5193 MWh
6162 MWh
7171 MWh
8169 MWh
9199 MWh
10161 MWh
1178 MWh
1243 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CGSSolar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63937
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 (199 MWh) and 12 the lowest (43 MWh). Their difference is 156 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CGSSolar 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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